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FEATURES 16 BQA Program Releases Results on Market Cow & Bull Audit Source: Bovine Veterinarian News

18 Room to Improve by Laura Conaway, Certified Angus Beef

22 Is FSIS Keeping Imported Food Safe? by William James, meatingplace.com

24 More Than Marbling by Laura Conaway, Certified Angus Beef

28 American Angus Announces the 10 NM Breeders Who Registered the Most Angus 28 New Tool for DNA Collection Available 29 Differences Under the Hide by Nicole Lane Erceg

30 Opportunities for Open Cows by Taylor Grussing, SDSU Extension Cow/Calf Field Specialist

32 Value of Bull to Commerial Herd Exceeds “Relative” Value Source: today.agrilife.org

35 Steak-Sharing Startup Targets Foodies Looking for High-End Beef by Graig Giammona

44 Record Red Meat Production in September

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DEPARTMENTS 10 N.M. Cattle Growers’ Association President’s Letter by Pat Boone, President

12 To The Point by Caren Cowan

38 In Memoriam 40 N.M. CowBelles Jingle Jangle 42 News Update 45 New Mexico Beef Council Bullhorn 55 Farm Bureau Minute by Craig Ogden NMFLB President

58 BEEF It’s What for Dinner: Roast Beef Cheddar Pockets 59 Riding Herd by Lee Pitts

89 N.M. Federal Lands Council News by Frank DuBois

113 Real Estate Guide 119 Market Place 123 On The Edge of Common Sense by Baxter Black

124 Seedstock Guide 128 Ad Index

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Dear NMCGA members, fellow cattle producers, and anyone interested in what we do

by Pat Boone NMCGA President

Pat Boone President Elida Tom Sidwell President-Elect Quay Jack Chatfield Vice President at Large Mosquero Dustin Johnson NW Vice President Farmington Blair Clavel NE Vice President Roy Jeff Bilberry SE Vice President Elida Randell Major SW Vice President Magdalena Shacey Sullivan Secretary/Treasurer Albuquerque Jose J. Varela Lopéz Past President La Cieneguilla Rex Wilson Past President Ancho

he fall chill is in the air. We are just a couple of weeks away from finishing up our fall works on our outfit. It has been a beautiful fall for us here on the Eastern Plains but in my travels around the state I have seen that is not the case everywhere. We all are all too familiar with the dry years,but they are indelibly a part of our ranching culture. We will be praying for a better year next year for those who fell short in 2017. Our Joint Stockmen’s meeting will be coming up soon — November 30 through December 3 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Albuquerque. We will have some great speakers and good programs with something for everybody. If you haven’t sent in your reservations, do it quickly before the hotel fills up. Christmas Cowboy Style!, our Silent Auction, great food, and the best fellowship and visiting you can have await you in Albuquerque. Hope to see you all there. We had a very successful Ranch Day at Cattleman’s Livestock Auction in Belen on Oct. 21. We were welcomed by Charlie Myers, the owner, and then had a great program with a presentation on biosecurity issues from Kelly Hamilton of New Mexico Department of Agriculture. He left us with a greater awareness of what we can do on our operations to look for and prevent breaches in biosecurity. Then Dr. John Wenzel, NMSU Extension veterinarian, taught a Beef Quality Assurance class, with several present becoming BQA certified. We then drove out to Four Daughters Farm and Ranch, and Mr. Mike Meckenbaur fed us a great hamburger lunch, and we heard from a young lady and a young man who hope to be deeply involved in agriculture in the future. Our last stop was at the Mark and Toni Barrow place. They gave us a tour of their amazing operation, which utilizes improved grass pasture and a rotational grazing program. They have worked hard for many years, and have a beautiful home and impressive cattle operation. Be on the watch for our next Ranch Day, coming soon! The special tax valuation bill that we fought hard against last year is coming back for sure in the 2018 Legislature. Be watching and listening — we may need hats and boots in the halls numerous times, so be ready to make the drive to Santa Fe if the call goes out. This is my last letter to you as my presidency comes to an end with the close of our Joint Stockmen’s meeting. I am honored and truly humbled to have served as your president. I feel this organization does a lot of good things for the cattle industry in New Mexico. Our legislative presence in Santa Fe is highly respected, and we owe that to many years of dedicated people serving tirelessly to help the good things along and fight against the bad things. We have a very good man coming on as president in Tom Sidwell. He is very knowledgeable and able to articulate what we need in our business. I wish him the very best in his term as president. Our executive board and our new president-elect will be determined at convention. May God richly bless each one as they step into their duties for 2018-2019. I must close for now. God bless you all, and may your horses stay sound for the work to be done.

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et’s begin this month with the low hanging fruit. Last month I took some pleasure out of creating a “scoping document” on how NFL footballs teams shouldn’t be concentrated in a handful of states and why New Mexico should have one. The analysis I did, albeit it only took me an hour or so, was very similar to what government at all levels currently does on just about any action they are contemplating — including what color the City of Albuquerque is going to paint overpasses. Almost before the ink dried, the NLF and its teams became the focus of more national debate about a bunch of millionaires, who are creating billions for billionaires, disrespecting our country and our flag during the opening ceremonies of football games. I understand that these players are trying to make a statement. There are much better ways to make that statement. Our country, collectively, is not their problem. The problem seems rooted in many people in our country who have lost the will to rise themselves up and instead are falling into an abyss of drugs, crime, fatherless families and welfare dependency. There is where the efforts must be directed, maybe by some of those millions the players are taking home and those billions the owners are taking home. There are numerous players who are

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Depending on the market, the cattle need some ability to be carried to heavier weights. “Cattle with flexibility. Maybe that’s how we need to think about it,” McCully says. “It’s not easy to do, but it can be done, and I think it needs to be the goal of every cattleman out there.” Balance for cattle on the ranch, balance for those on the rail. Looking at both the genetic ability and recent advancements in quality grade, McCully says, “Angus cattle deserve a lot of that credit.” Angus-type cattle increased from 45 percent of fed cattle in 2000 to 58 percent in 2016 and took over several more percentage points just in the last year. “Then when you look at the marbling advantage of those Angus-type cattle, they are significantly higher. We’ve got more of them and they are of a higher-quality grade, so it seems pretty logical we can look to and compliment Angus breeders for this significant uptick in quality.” It’s something to celebrate and then make better.

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Is FSIS Keeping Imported Food Safe? by William James, meatingplace.com (The views and opinions expressed in this article are strictly those of the author.)

ummer semesters in college helped spread out the course load. The first summer I arose very early in the morning to study. That way my afternoons and evenings were free for summer activities, like fishing. (Unless I had to work.) The next summer, though, I did it differ-

ently. Instead of dragging myself out of bed while it was still dark, I decided it would be better to hit the books later in the day. This created a conflict because I still enjoyed my summer activities. Should I study or go fishing? As my grades suffered, it became clear I’d made a mistake. It was time to return to my morning routine. The USDA’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) issued a report earlier this month on FSIS equivalency assessments of foreign countries’ food safety systems. Within the report’s 48 pages are various

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recommendations, but the report can be summarized by the very first finding, “FSIS needs to strengthen its oversight of the entire equivalence process.” A foreign country that exports meat, poultry, or egg products to the United States must have an inspection program equivalent to ours. In other words, it must meet U.S. standards of protection. OIG found that FSIS doesn’t consistently audit other countries according to agency schedules, and that auditors don’t have sufficient guidance for conducting equivalence audits. In short, foreign audits aren’t occurring often enough or thoroughly enough. The concept of equivalence is at the heart of FSIS evaluations of foreign food safety systems. Other countries are not supposed to export to the United States until they have an equivalent inspection program. They’re not supposed to continue exporting to the United States unless they maintain an equivalent inspection program. OIG thinks the agency’s equivalence assessments have become tainted. How did it come to this? In my opinion, the decline of equivalence determinations started when FSIS decided to dismantle the Office of International Affairs (OIA) about five years ago. OIA’s component parts were scattered among other offices, with poor coordination of functions. The agency never provided a clear and cogent reason for eliminating OIA. Within the confusion, external observers think they can detect political influence on some equivalence decisions. For example, many problems associated with the Brazilian inspection program have been identified at import inspection by FSIS. Widespread corruption has been extensively reported within the Brazilian meat industry, implicating 1,800 politicians. Countries around the globe have suspended imports of Brazilian beef. Many people are wondering why FSIS still considers the Brazilian inspection program to be equivalent. FSIS needs an OIA. It’s time for the agency to return to its morning routine. Dr. William James capped a 28-year career at USDA’s Food Safety & Inspection Service (FSIS) as the agency’s chief veterinarian. During his career in FSIS he worked in the offices of Field Operations, Policy, Science, and International Affairs. James supervised district offices, coordinated animal welfare enforcement throughout the country, directed ante-mortem and post-mortem inspection of livestock and poultry, implemented pathogen and residue sampling and had executive oversight of import and export issues for FSIS.

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More Than Marbling Strong demand lifts Certified Angus Beef® brand to 25 percent growth in two years by Laura Conaway, Certified Angus Beef

t was inevitable: there would be more beef to sell in this third year of U.S. cow herd expansion. Better news emerged by spring: more of it would be premium quality. Even better by summer: the rancher, restaurateur and retail partners in the Certified Angus Beef ® (CAB®) brand were headed for another record year. Sales of 1.121 billion pounds (lb.) marked an increase of 106 million lb., or 10.4 percent over last year. That makes CAB’s 39th fiscal year (FY) ending Sept. 30 one of its best, and part of a two-year, 25 percent rate of growth. “This is more than a celebration of marbling,” CAB President John Stika said at the brand’s annual conference in September. “This is about relationships and the people who have elevated the relevance of this brand in the eyes of the consumer and across an entire industry.” Encompassing seven of the 10 best sales months in CAB history, FY 17 set an 11th consecutive annual sales record, continuing a 13-year-streak of year-over-year growth. The gratitude, Stika said, belongs first to the ranching families who meet consumer demand with “intentionality” and uncommon speed. Meaningful genetic improvement takes years, “but fortunately, the economic signals sent to producers have been loud and consistent, and they’ve responded in a big way.” He credits a dramatic and positive shift in quality as producers rebuilt their herds. “They literally and intentionally assemb l e d th e hi gh e s t- qu a li t y, m os t Angus-influenced cow herd we’ve ever seen in North America,” he said. In fact, CAB’s 33 licensed packing plants saw a continued increase in Angus-type cattle identified, up 12 percent from last year to reach 15.2 million head. After years of drought and downsizing, cattle replaced and bred with an emphasis on genetic and genomic potential entered the market. Access to that increased and focused supply led graders to certify a record of more than 87,000 carcasses per continued on page 26 >>

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week, totaling 4.53 million for the year. That set an all-time high and annual CAB acceptance rate of 29.7 percent, more than double the 2006 rate. Supported by a strong supply, CAB’s market share expanded as well. In 2006, only 6.6 percent of all fed cattle harvested through licensed packers were eligible to

earn the brand name by meeting all 10 of its quality specifications, and 37.5 percent of fed cattle graded USDA Select. Lacking demand, the Select share fell to just 18 percent in 2017, eclipsed by the niche that took over mainstream market share at 18.4 percent for CAB. Even so, the branded beef marketplace is more crowded, noisier than ever, Stika said, so licensed partners from a global

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network of more than 19,000 had to become even more innovative and forward thinking. They met the challenge as CAB sales exploded in 49 foreign markets, reaching 174.5 million pounds – a 26.4 percent increase over last year and the best year ever for international sales. New markets include China, The Dominican Republic and Peru. The brand’s retail division represented more than 40 percent of total sales in FY 17, setting a record of 456 million lb. sold. Lower prices generated more sales flow and opportunities to feature the brand in advertising. CAB’s top 50 licensed retail partners saw an average of 6.6 percent growth. The food service division climbed 30 million lb. higher than last year to reach a record 385 million lb. sold. Licensed broadline distributors and specialty meat companies increased sales by more than 9 percent, while sales to licensed restaurants increased more than 12 percent, demonstrating the value of the brand to chefs who prize its consistent quality, and patrons who crave its flavor. The summer season brought demand for ground beef and premium steaks, while roasts remained a staple for holiday celebrations and family gatherings. Leading the charge were end meats with an 85-million-lb. increase, up 13.5 percent over last year, with ground beef sales growing by 1.7 million lb. to total 158.6 million lb. Sales of middle meats were up 8.4 percent. Consumers also demanded 35.3 percent more CAB brand Prime in FY 17, lifting sales to 20.7 million lb. The world’s largest and leading beef brand remains in a long-term growth trend, with partners who study the market to ensure it stays that way. Those who purchase balanced-trait registered Angus bulls at least average for marbling and ribeye area help supply the brand owned by Angus producers and sought by consumers who want Angus beef at its best. Through management and genetic decisions that improve their herds and satisfy consumers, cattle producers stand to earn $50 or more per head as a share of the $50 million in grid premiums CAB cattle earn each year “I still contend to this day that Certified Angus Beef allows us all to be a part of something bigger than ourselves,” Stika said. Through an alignment of goals and philosophies, all are focused on the same quality endpoint.

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he 10 producers who registered the most Angus beef cattle in the state of New Mexico recorded a total of 1503 Angus with the American Angus Association® during fiscal year 2017, which ended Sept. 30, according to Allen Moczygemba, Association chief executive officer. The 10 top recorders in New Mexico are: Bill Gardner, Estancia; U Bar Ranch, Gila; High Valley Angus, Moriarty; McCall Land & Cattle Co, Albuquerque; Robert or Mitzi Miller, Floyd; Reverse Rocking R Ranch, Maxwell; A Lazy 6 Ranch, Ribera; J-C Angus, Moriarty; Diamond Seven Angus Ranch, Newkirk; Thomas L Musick, Portales. Angus breeders across the nation in 2017 registered 332,421 head of Angus cattle. “Our growth this fiscal year continues to

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New Tool for DNA Collection Available Tissue-sampling units now an acceptable DNA sample type for seedstock producers.

issue-sampling units (TSUs) are now accepted by Angus Genetics Inc. (AGI) as a DNA sample type for seedstock producers seeking genetic testing. The technology offers seedstock producers a quick and effective DNA collection method previously offered for commercial testing only. A TSU collects an ear punch from the animal and provide an alternative to tail hair, blood and semen sample types used for DNA testing. Similar to tagging an animal, the TSU has an applicator gun to collect the ear punch in an uncontaminated container.

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Producers can also test for bovine viral diarrhea (BVD) when they use TSUs. This tool is not a new concept; breakthroughs in technology and collaboration with industry partners led to this new option for DNA collection. Allflex, an AGI industry partner, worked with both contracted labs used by AGI to guarantee samples can be archived. TSUs and applicators are available to purchase from the American Angus Association through www.customcattletags.com. Members can order by logging into their AAA account. Units can be purchased in quantities of ten for $29.99, which equates to $2.99 per unit. Breeders must send in a spreadsheet electronically to AGI customer service representatives including both the animal ID and barcode associated with the DNA sample. If an individual chooses to write individual IDs on the TSU box next to the associated barcode, this will be accepted as well. For more information about TSUs and sample collection, visit www.angus.org/ AGI/SubmittingSamples.aspx and scroll down to the TSU section, or call the office at 816-383-5100. AGI will still accept blood and hair samples for genetic testing.

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Differences Under The Hide

set of cattle. But the lower indexing calves spent an average of 15 more days on feed, had lower carcass weights and a significantly higher percentage of yield grade (YG) 4s. In the closeout, high $B calves earned $93.50 more per head. On a load of 35 calves, that would put an extra $3,272.50 in the feeder’s pocket. by Nicole Lane Erceg Sexten said known Angus genetics can o matter how good the ration, skills add as much as $10 per cwt. above the and environment, it’s impossible to average Angus feeder calf price. manage out bad genetics in the feed“On the very elite genetics in the upper yard. To get cattle that consistently perform 10 percent of the breed, there’s a $14-perthere and bring added premiums when sold on a grid, it’s best to select feeder calves with known genetic potential. That’s the advice from Justin Sexten, director of supply development for the Certified Angus Beef® brand (CAB®), speaking at the Feeding Quality Forum in August. Why should a feeder care about expected progeny differences (EPDs), genomic indexes and sire selection? Health, point of origin and a variety of other factors contribute to profitability on feed. But Sexten said genetics either limit or advance the payoff when cattle are harvested. “It’s not just the genetic heritage of the animal,” he said. “It’s type, kind, growth potential as well as ability to marble and muscle.” About 70 percent of the fed cattle population are Angus type. While it’s easy to see the difference in price between average beef calves compared to dairy ($21 discount) or exotic breed calves, there’s money to be won or lost filling a pen with blackhided cattle, too. Feeder calf prices vary by $1 to $7 per hundredweight (cwt.) based on breed alone. For Angus cattle, the premium ranges from $.63 to $4.24 per cwt., but there’s even more added value for exceptional Angus genetics. “To just describe an animal as ‘blackhided’ may not say much about its ability to gain and grade,” Sexten said. “Potentially, it overstates that ability, depending on the genetics that back it up.” He shared data on a group of Angus feeder calves selected based on the Angus Dollar Beef ($B) index that incorporates the market price impact for post weaning gain, feed intake, quality grade, yield grade and carcass weight. The conclusion? Cattle with a high $B add value for the feeder. In the demonstration study, 100 percent of the calves with a high $B achieved CAB acceptance, including 72 percent Prime. The low $B calves made 52 percent CAB, 44 percent Choice and 4 percent Select – still a high-quality

cwt. premium in feeder cattle known to gain, grade and perform in the feedyard above average cattle,” he said. For commercial cattlemen investing in carcass traits, that presents a wide-open marketing window. “There’s a premium for black, but the opportunity is greater for those with leading Angus genetics. The challenge is communicating the difference to the buyer,” Sexten said. Genetic potential varies widely within a pen of feeder calves, and managers gener-

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ally feed based on the average of that range. That makes it difficult to see the value of ogy like GeneMax Focus to offer precise genetic information. individual animal potential, while programs “The opportunity from the cow-calf per- evaluating herd EPDs provide insight for spective is to communicate the investment group genetic merit. they’ve made in genetics,” said Sexten. “As “Any premium value to the feedyard cuswe look at other traits—flesh, fill, condition, tomer is found at the purchase,” said Sexten. those types of things—all of those traits can “Their ability to change management once be observed or previously known. The those cattle are procured is minimal, so it’s genetic potential of an animal is largely important to communicate genetic beneunknown without either testing or some fits on the front end.” background information.” When the feedyard operator knows the Historically, feeders rely on data that true genetic potential of calves in the pen, points to how cattle have performed in the it no longer becomes a game of feeding for past. For cattlemen looking to communi- average, but instead optimizing managecate genetic merit without feeding history, ment for added profits. he recommended using genomic technol-

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t’s that time of year when driving along the countryside or sitting in the sale barn cows start to show up with an “O” drawn on her side as the Veterinarian called her open on pregnancy check day. While no one likes to see these cows go, if a calf is not going to be born and weaned the next year, she must be marketed in order to pay the feed bills. The earlier open cows are identified, the more savings are seen on winter feed costs in the main herd. Yet, open cows don’t always mean money is lost. Yes, she isn’t going to wean a calf next year, but if the pencil is put to the paper and marketing plans are implemented soon enough, open cows may still provide some profit going into the winter.

Marketing The decisions to contemplate when marketing open cows include: selling right away, intensively feeding for a period of time before collecting a check, or breeding for a fall calving herd and marketing to a fall operation. The seasonal low for open/ cull cow sales occurs in late fall to early winter (October to January). Therefore, in order to increase profit potential, try to identify and sell open cows before October or design a feeding plan that will add weight and set them up for sale after February.

Breakeven Create a breakeven to determine if it may be more profitable to feed open cows then sell today. Depending on the time of year when cows are identified as open, profit potential will vary. Start by outlining what cows are worth today, what it will cost to feed cows for a few months and what she will weigh when sold. This will give you an idea of where the price needs to be to cover the cost of feeding her and hopefully make a profit. ЇЇ Estimated price in November 2017 @ $0.69 x 1300 lbs = $867 ЇЇ Estimated ADG and feed cost: 3 lbs/ day for 90 days @ $1.50/d = 270 lbs and $135 ЇЇ $867 + $135 = $1002 / 1570 lbs = $0.64/lb ЇЇ Estimated breakeven price in February 2018 @ 1570 lbs = $0.64/lb or $64/cwt

According to the Economic Research Service (ERS) Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook for August 2017 forecasted average prices in the third and fourth quarter 2017 to be $67 to 71/cwt and $67 to 73/cwt respectively, with the first quarter of 2018 at $62 to 72/cwt.

Rations for Open Cows Depending on the desired body weight and condition to be added prior to sale, different feeding regimens can be implemented. Consider cost of feedstuffs and availability of those over the feeding period, as weight needs to be added at a cost effective rate for profit to be realized.

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calving herd in addition to a spring calving herd before this option is chosen.

Fall Herd Bred females are traditionally worth more than cull cows. By either starting your own fall herd or selling fall bred cows, a fall breeding herd can provide another source of income at a non-traditional time of year due to additional sales of weaned calves when markets are normally increasing. Make sure to take into consideration the additional management, pasture/feeding plans, and labor required to take on a fall

Summary With cull cow receipts generating 15 to 25 percent of the revenue in a cow/calf enterprise, it is a critical enterprise that should be managed to spawn profit if possible. The ultimate decision comes down to doing the homework and having a plan in place. Visit with your team of financial advisors to determine the best way to manage open and culls cows this year.

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High Energy Thin cows will need to go on a high energy ration to begin increase body condition, external fat, intramuscular fat and tenderness at a more efficient rate. Adapt cows from forage ration to a high-energy ration (corn, corn silage, ddgs; 50 Mgal NEg/ cwt) over a period of days in order to prevent acidosis. Energy of the ration can continue to increase to 60 to 63 Mcal NEg/ cwt over two to three weeks for higher average daily gains. Cows can be fed anywhere from 50 to 100 days but realize feed conversion and average daily gain will vary based on energy in the ration and length of feeding period.

Grazing In areas where crop residue is plentiful, open cows can graze corn residue at a very low cost. While this will add weight more slowly than high-energy rations, the low expense may work better for some marketing plans. Stocking cows at a rate of two acres to head to allow plenty of access to corn residue, paired with a protein supplement to aid digestion may lead to 1.5 lbs of

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Value of Bull to Commercial Herd Exceeds ‘Relative’ Value

those five calves on a bull,” Paschal “Bulls supply the genetics for the next explained. “Then from 2011 until 2015 pro- generation of replacement females in most ducers began to pay more, including up to commercial herds except those strictly 100 percent of the value of five calves in using terminal crossing,” he said. “It should 2013. Then in 2015, producers paid up to 150 be remembered that bulls are more than percent of the value of five calves for one just ‘cow fresheners’ as my former colleague, bull. And when calf prices dropped in 2016, Dr. Rick Machen, retired AgriLife Extension the ratio dropped back to about 115 percent livestock specialist in Uvalde, was fond of he value of bulls in commercial herds – between $5,000 and $5,250 – closer to the saying. As such, their value goes beyond goes beyond the “relative” value typ- average value of the five calves.” the market price for five head of calves.” ically ascribed to them in market But this ratio doesn’t fully reflect the Paschal said if a bull is used for three pricing, said a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension additional value bulls supply to the herd, years and the producer does not introduce Service expert. Paschal said. any outside female replacements into the “In publications referencing cattle values herd, that bull will then be responsible for for commercial producers as well as reports up to 87 percent of the cowherd’s genes. from beef breed associations, the value of “A lot of products and equipment are a bull is often given as equivalent to the touted as being the best investment a cattle average value of five weaned calves,” said producer can make, but a good bull is the Dr. Joe Paschal, AgriLife Extension livestock only thing that can really match that specialist, Corpus Christi. “This has been a description,” he said. “If you maintain a D V E RT I S E long-held comparison for determining the closed herd, the genes entering the cow value of a bull, but it really doesn’t take into herd will come completely from the bulls account all aspects of what bulls provide to you select, and that’s a huge contribution the herd.” – for better or worse – to the herd’s overall Paschal said the value of one bull to five genetic makeup. When you look at it from weaned calves resulted from a relative that perspective, you see just how valuable equivalency identified as market prices a good bull is to a commercial cow herd.” fluctuated over the past several years. Source: today.agrilife.org/2017/10/20/value-bull“At least up until around 2010, producers in the New Mexico Stockman. commercial-herd-exceeds-relative-value paid less than 50 percent of the value of Call: 505/243-9515.

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eorge and Vera Curtis came to New Mexico as small children in the early 1900s. Their parents, arriving in a covered wagon, homesteaded in rural Quay County, New Mexico, on the Llano Estacado. Forrest, New Mexico, was the nearest place of commerce, a community built around a rural schoolhouse where their children of the 1920s and 1930s era received their education. George heard of the Aberdeen Angus breed, and much improved genetics that the breed was known for, and made the decision to acquire a registered Angus herd of his own. Traveling across the U.S. in search of the best genetics that money could buy turned out to be quite an adventure for Mr. Curtis but also a memorable quest for the Curtis children of the era. George Curtis and his youngest son James V. Curtis accepted the challenge of competing with the other top Angus breeders of the 40s and 50s at numerous State and regional competitions including the Denver and Ft. Worth livestock shows. When James V. Curtis (Rip) returned from his world travels, sponsored by the U. S. Air Force, with his wife, a North Carolina native and Air Force registered nurse, Thelma, the Curtis team resumed their Angus breeding venture. As cutting edge technology became available in the form of artificial insemination and embryo transplant, the Curtis family began to utilize these new tools to improve the herd focusing on the genetic traits that most needed improvement both in the industry and on the Curtis ranch. George Curtis’ passing in 1977 and his son’s passing in 1994 left the responsibility of sire selection and herd genetics to the present generation of Curtises. Tamara, Blake and Tye Curtis still operate George Curtis, Inc. today. The Curtis family takes pride in completing three generations in the Registered Angus cattle business. Our pledge is to continue to meet our customers’ expectations of excellence. The easy calving, top gaining, moderate framed stock that the Curtis family has been known for in the past is still available today at George Curtis Inc.

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rowd Cow delivers premium beef from small, independent farms to foodies nationwide. “People are looking for more clarity about what they’re eating,” says co-founder Ethan Lowry. The company sells one cow at a time, offering shares to customers who’ve signed up for email alerts via Crowd Cow’s website.

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The Beef The cow is slaughtered, and the beef is packaged and sent to one of Crowd Cow’s two distribution centers. Customers receive an email announcing an “event”—a new sale. Crowd Cow offers roughly 60 shares per cow. A recent $89 share from Lil’ Ponderosa included a 32-ounce rib steak, 32 ounces of ground beef, and two 12-ounce chuck steaks. Such parts as the liver, kidney, and tongue are sold, too. “We sell the tongue pretty fast,” Lowry says. Crowd Cow expects to post revenue of at least $7 million this year. The initial fundraising round brought in $2 million. Investors included Fuel Capital, Zulily Inc. founders Mark Vadon and Darrell Cavens, and ex-NFL star Joe Montana, who has a venture fund.

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sa Beefmasters, LLC’s 56th Beefmaster bull sale was held October 7th in San Angelo, Texas. It was an excellent sale; with 46 buyers from 8 states and Mexico taking home 140 Beefmaster bulls at an average of $4821. Isa’s President, Lorenzo Lasater, stated the sale was extremely strong, with unprecedented demand for good Beefmaster genetics. Auctioneer Joe Goggins of Billings, Montana sold the 140 bulls in the blistering time of 1 hour, 50 minutes. The high-selling bull, L Bar 6209, sold to Dwight Bertrand and Danny Fuller, Louisiana for $12,000. This awesome young herd sire prospect is the son of Lasater 1759 and was one of the overall top performers in the offering. Volume buyers included: Lykes Brothers, Florida – 17, A. Duda and Sons, Florida – 11, Alamo Ranch, New Mexico – 10, Jeff Cole, Louisiana – 9. Other Volume Buyers included Goff Ranch – Arizona, Rio Ranch – Florida and Estill Ranches – California. Isa Beefmasters also sold 21 top registered pairs, bred females and open heifers averaging $2567. Thanks to female buyers James Sanderson – TX, Michael Deville – LA, Judy Niell – TX, Keith Price – LA and John Hale – TX. Current Isa president, Lorenzo Lasater, represents the 4th generation of the family dedicated to breeding performance Beefmaster genetics. The breed was founded by Lorenzo’s grandfather, Tom Lasater, in 1937. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the breed. According to Lorenzo, “This set of bulls represents 80 years of consistent, balanced selection for economically viable cattle. These bulls will produce excellent feeder calves and replacement heifers in any environment, but especially the tougher ones. With more pounds at weaning, lower input costs, more longevity and the best mother-cow on the planet, Beefmasters can’t be beat.” The Lasater family would like to extend their heartfelt thanks to everyone in attendance, especially the many repeat customers, including several second generation buyers. We are already working hard to bring you our 57th set of Beefmaster bulls on October 6th, 2018.

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Return to the Remuda Saw Record Sales

he annual fall sale was held October 7 at Four Sixes Ranch in Guthrie, Texas, and 166 horses were offered. Guthrie, Texas, October 17, 2017 – The 2017 Return to the Remuda sale, known for its quality ranch horses and cowboy reunion atmosphere, was hosted at the Four Sixes Ranch in Guthrie, Texas on October 7 and saw the highest gross and sale average in the history of the sale. “The Return to the Remuda sale is always a highlight of the fall at the ranch.” said the Four Sixes’ Horse Division Manager Dr. Glenn Blodgett. “Each year, participating ranches choose some of their top horses to offer to the public. This year’s record sale gross reflects decades of breeding history and the dedication these ranches have put into making their horses true working partners, desired both on the ranch and in the arena.” The annual event saw record sales of more than $1.4 million with an average of $8,450. This year’s high seller was Salt Creek Lad, the 7-year-old gelding, consigned by the Four Sixes Ranch came from the string of Dusty Burson, and fetched$60,000. Circle Bar Ranch had two aged geldings bring $50,000 each, Circle Bar Sonofagun and Anchorspocopepsmoke. Complete sale results are available at www.6666ranch. com. The 2018 Return to the Remuda sale will be held on October 6 in Guthrie, Texas.

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Crowds, Averages Up in Second Legacy Ranch Horse Sale

nce again a standing room only crowd packed the tent for the second Legacy Ranch Horse Sale held in Prescott, Arizona, on September 16. Bidding was active, and when it was over, 31 ranch horses from three of Arizona’s largest and most historic working ranches had sold for an overall average of $8,971, up more than $1,200 over last year. K4 Ranch, the O RO Ranch, and Campwood Cattle Company, all of Prescott, teamed up to present a premier set of finished ranch geldings and mares, young green broke horses, and broodmares. In the end, 19 geldings averaged $11,068, and 11 mares averaged $6,316. Leading off the sale as a special donation, Babbitt Ranches, Flagstaff, also sold a horse for $9,000, with all proceeds to benefit Clay Ashurst, who was badly injured in a rodeo accident. The sale was held at the Prescott Rodeo Grounds during the three-day Olsen’s Equifest event. Potential buyers had the opportunity to view the horses in the arena prior to the sale, as they demonstrated roping, dry work, and dragging calves to the fire in the true ranching tradition. The sale was managed by Doug and Donna Hanover, D&D Equine Services, L.L.C. Rick Machado was the auctioneer, and Russ e ll D ilday s er ve d as co l o r commentator.

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Edward Hudson Wallace (aka Jack Wallace), 89, Las Cruces, passed away August 30, 2017, in Las Cruces. He was born June 11, 1928, in Tucumcari. Jack grew up on the Wallace family ranch until moving to Tucumcari after graduating high school. He had six older sisters and a younger brother. His father unexpectedly passed away when he only 9. In his spare time, Jack continued regular work on the ranch until it was sold shortly before he retired at the age of 53. He was married to his wife Wanda for 69 years. Jack graduated high school in Tucumcari and enrolled at New Mexico State University (NMSU), where he received his Bachelor’s degree in Animal Science. He continued his education and went on to get his Masters degree from the University of Wisconsin. Jack worked a total of 31 years before he retired from the NMSU Cooperative Extension Service, the first 4 years as a 4-H agent in Eddy County, then 16 years in Bernalillo County and the remainder in Las Cruces where he retired as the County Agent supervisor. He was a strong Aggie supporter until the day he died. As the Bernalillo County Agent, he managed the State Fair Youth 4-H and Sales for 10 years. He gained popularity answering agriculture questions on the Action Line posted on the front page of the Albuquerque Journal. He was also very active in Farm Bureau, Cattle Growers and speaker for the garden club. After Jack retired, he took his portion of the proceeds from the sale of the Wallace Ranch and purchased a small pecan farm west of Las Cruces, where he worked for the majority of his retirement years. From the time he was very young until he died, he always maintained an almost amazing work ethic, while still maintaining a close relationship with family and friends. Jack is survived by his wife, three sons, ten grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Henry G. Aceves, Albuquerque, passed away peacefully, on October 10, 2017, surrounded by his loving family. Henry was born in Albuquerque and reared on a ranch in the Manzano Mountains (Rancho El Chinchonte). He attended Estancia High School and the University of Albuquerque. He was a businessman, rancher, developer, conservationist, devoted Husband, Father, Papa, Uncle, and Godfather to many. He was a diehard Dallas Cowboy and San Francisco Giants fan. Henry started his business in Old Town in 1974, Aceves Old Town Basket &

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Rug Shop. He also developed Plaza Don Luis in Old Town in 1994. As a rancher, his most treasured time was working on his ranch in the Manzano Mountains. In 2011 he was awarded Conservationist of the Year from the East Mountain Soil and Conservation District and the same year was awarded the Harry E. Kinney Good Neighbor Award. Henry was a good steward of his land in the Manzano Mountains and was instrumental in making a firebreak which saved many homes during the 2016 Dog Head Fire. Henry was hard working, kind, generous, loving and respected by all. He was a mentor to many, and especially a mentor and father figure to his nephew, Ruben Martinez. He unequivocally gave of himself to help those in need. He was a man of faith and was a 3rd Degree Knight of Columbus, Council #641, for 47 years. He served on the San Felipe de Neri Church Finance Council. At Christmas time, for many years, together with the Old Town Optimists, he organized and monetarily supported a toy and food party for impoverished children. He leaves behind his wife of 47 years, Karen; his children, Erin Aceves, Ashley Aceves (Mychael Wilson); seven grandchildren; sister, Fita Witte (Jerry); and brother, Louie Martin Aceves (Esther). A special thank you to Melissa Romero. Indeed, Henry Aceves was a special man and he will be missed and continually loved always. Solamente La Mano de Dios podra separanos. William “Bill” Horace Lee, 79, House, passed away August 19, 2016 in Clovis. Bill was born in Clovis to H.J. and Roberta Lee June 8, 1938. He started school in McAlister and ended up graduating at House School. On July 26, 1961, Bill married his true love, Susan Joan Dowds, and they made their home in House where he continued working as a farmer and rancher throughout his life. Bill is survived by two daughters, Melissa (Ty) Saulsberry, House and Melanie (Tommy) Dinwiddie, Capitan; his brother Bob (Doris) Lee, McAlister; his sisters Terri (Woody) Wells, Pampa, Texas, and Linda (John) Canady, Wyoming. Bill is also survived by five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; plus numerous nieces and nephews. The family would like to extend their deepest appreciation to the staff of both the Bee Hive Memory Care Home and Interim Hospice for not only being a true blessing to Bill but for also being his extended family during their time of need. Victor Worley, 75, Artesia, went home to be with his Savior on October 19, 2017. Vic was born to Olan and Roberta Worley in Portales on August 2, 1942, and was a life-

long resident of Southeastern New Mexico including Tucumcari, Portales, Artesia, Carlsbad and Lubbock, Texas. He was a generous, caring and giving man. He was always selfless and looking for ways to help, whether it was in business, in community, in church, and especially at home. He never missed a sporting event, band concert or FFA event when his sons were participating. The Methodist Church was always his home, including Center Street Methodist Church in Tucumcari, First United Methodist Church in Portales, and First United Methodist Church in Artesia. He was also active in the Central Christian Church in Portales, and Aldersgate Methodist Church in Lubbock. Unbeknownst to many, but Vic harbored a love for singing which started as a teen in chorus at Portales High School and led to many happy years singing in the choir at each of his churches. Vic was a mainstay in the agriculture business in New Mexico and West Texas. First as a Vice President and Manager for the family business, Worley Mills, in Tucumcari and Portales, and later as the co-founder/co-owner of Sunmark Grain in Portales. He always thought that a healthy community lent itself to a healthy business. To that end he offered his services for a myriad of community and business organizations such as the New Mexico Cattle Growers, the 1st National Bank of Tucumcari Board of Trustees, the Tucumcari Municipal Schools Board of Education, the Texas Cattle Feeders Association, the NM Amigos Business Ambassadors, and the county fair boards of both Quay and Roosevelt County. He was a Mason in Tucumcari, Portales and Felix, a past Exalted Ruler of the BPOE in Tucumcari, a Rotarian and a member of the Lions Club. Perhaps one of Vic’s proudest services was as the President of the Board of Regents of Eastern New Mexico University, of which he received his bachelor’s degree in 1964. Vic is survived by his wonderful wife Nancy Worley, Artesia and his sons and daughters in law Randy and Lynn Worley and Mike and Lisa Worley, Artesia. He also is survived by five grandsons and his brother Bill Worley and family of Kansas City, his sister-in-law Kay Worley and family of St. Louis, and his aunt Lorraine Peckham, Aureau, Missouri. Editor’s Note: Email caren@aaalivestock.com. Memorial donations may be sent to the Cattlegrowers’ Foundation, a 501(c)3, tax deductable charitable foundation serving the rights of ranch families and educating citizens on governmental actions, policies and practices. Cattlegrowers Foundation, Inc., P.O. Box 7517, Albuquerque, NM 87194. The New Mexico Stockman runs memorials as a courtesy to its readers. If families & friends would like to see more detail, verbatim pieces must be emailed to us, & may be printed at 10¢ per word.

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WE SALUTE THE COWBELLES ... for 60 Years of Service to the Beef, Sheep & Farming Communities in New Mexico!

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CowBelle Creed Believing that the livestock industry is of basic importance to world existence, we the New Mexico CowBelles dedicate ourselves to support it with our labor and finances; to promote it through information and publicity, to encourage its producers with our understanding and love; to do all in our power to instill in the coming generations the love of the land and of life, the humility and awe before nature and the hope and faith in the future that is inherent in cattlemen and cattlewomen.

Tana Garnett 2017 President New Mexico CowBelles

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The whole course of human history may depend on a change of heart in one solitary and even humble individual ... For it is in the solitary mind and soul of the individual that the battle between good and evil is waged and ultimately won or lost - M. Scott Peck

came across this passage in one of my readings and it seemed to fit with the moment. Let us stop and take a moment of silence to pray for those who have lost their lives in recent events. When did it become okay to take out someone or a group of people because we disagree or offend someone with freedom of speech, or belief? We have become a nation of Targets. We are silenced by our own voice for fear of the unknown. We in the ranching community have battled with defending our way of life for some time now and now it seems that the battle has spread all around us. Well, we can choose to be Targets or choose to be Heroes! Ultimately the choice is up to us. We have a very strong voice and it seems our voices will have to get stronger as we head into the future to give future generations the same opportunities and choices we have had and more. We can not let fear stand in the way of moving forward. From Our Ranch To Yours, – Tana M. Haase-Garnett

Silver Spurs CowBelles-August 2017 – President Rachel called the meeting to order with 12 members present. The July minutes were approved as read and the Treasurer’s report was given and filed. The local’s County Fair booth entry received a Blue Ribbon. The Silver Spurs received a greatly appreciated donation from Mr. Harper. Thank you for the generosity! Red Basset was honored as the Silver Spurs CowBelles 2017 Man of the Year. Congratulations Red! The group decided to restock sale items as they are sold; therefore, napkins and license plates are needed. President Rachel handed out Draft 2 of the By-Laws to those present for review. Dates to remember: Octobers 26-Next Meeting; October 28-Pumpkin Patch-Albuquerque; November 28-Christmas Bazaar. Meeting adjourned. From the July Meeting: 10 members present, congratulations to John Davis chosen as Junior Beef

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Ambassador. Appreciation given for Union ship – Lyn mentioned that anyone can County Leader for the June Beef Supplement donate on own even though sometimes do and for Debbie Sauble’s effort to bake the so as a group. It was decided to donate $100 cookies for the Livestock Sale and Linda to the Cattle Raisers Relief Fund through the made brownies for the kids who had animals Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers to assist at the Sale. Submitted by Lynne Ostrowsky, hurricane recovery efforts. Since there was Secretary no further business, the meeting adjourned Chuckwagon CowBelles Meeting at 11:30 a.m. Presentation on water rights by Minutes – September 12, 2017- Meeting was Suzanne Smith followed. Respectfully submitcalled to order at 10:25 a.m., Tommie Aber’s ted – Danielle Berrien, Acting Secretary home in Jarales, with 11 members present. Powderhorn Cattlewomen met at the The group decided to approve minutes as DeBaca Co Extension Office with 11 distributed and treasurer’s report was given members and one guest present. Kelsey and filed for audit. It was noted the check to McCollom opened the meeting with the FFA had NOT cleared will be verified. invocation, pledge and creed being said in REMINDER: Dues are due - $35 to be paid in unison. Secretary and Treasurer Reports October. Summer Booth & Promotion were approved as read and filed. Under old reports Torrance County Fair – sales just business, the “Beef Wrap” for billboard for under $200. Beef literature was distributed. I-40 was discussed and one will be purNMSU Ag Science Research Field Day – used chased. The local has a contact person and the Farm Bureau hormone banner (has how company who will assist in getting the billmany Nano grams of estrogen naturally in board done. The Cattlewomen will be foods) and many people stopped by to visit providing a booth at the Winterfest in Ft. the booth. Vera requested the CowBelle Sumner on Dec 16 and members were booth at the 4-H Farm Festival 10/14/17 encouraged to sign up for 2-hour shifts. (10am – 2pm). Galloping Grace Youth Ranch’s Under new business, the group will serve as Pumpkin Patch 10/21/2017 at Santa Ana Star hostesses for Annual meeting in AlbuquerCenter in Rio Rancho – It involves kids beef que, Dec 2. Joan Key will purchase door promotion. This is a State CowBelle event prizes and auction item from Six-Shooters, and the 21st is District I’s date. New Business: the local mercantile. Keith Hull director for Nomination for ChuckWagon officers time NM Boys and Girls Ranch presented a wonagain. The President of local chapter also sits derful, informative, and humorous program on State Board. Carolyn is heading up nom- on the ranch. What a delight he was and inating committee – Venita and Danielle to what a wonderful place for kids. Joan Key help. Tommie offered to remain Treasurer. Chamiza CowBelles met on October 12, Phyllis requested receipts be given for any 2017- President Nancy Phelps called the dues payments of cash. National ANCW dues meeting to order at 12 noon in Johnny B’s of $60 also are due directly to ANCW. Time Restaurant in TorC with eight members Sheets – Bring to October meeting or email present. Nancy read the prayer and creed. to Lyn by November 3rd! Individual “time The Pledge was recited. Minutes from the sheets” should include how much time previous meeting were read and approved. spent this year on traveling to meetings and The treasurer’s report was given and filed. any time at CowBelle promotion events, dis- Rather than rent a motel room, those who trict/state events, etc. Please be sure to worked the Beef Council booth at the State estimate time for meetings/events of Fair stayed in a house rented for the local November and December too! This record State Fair Queen contestant’s family. The of time sheets helps the CowBelle organiza- $100 was group’s share for the night. Sherry tion to know what time is being spent in and Nancy attended the Five States Meeting beef promotion. Upcoming in 2018 – Lyn in Clayton. The state officers held an execumentioned that this coming year will result tive board meeting and heard a presentation in having to spend a bit more than usual from the Gardner ranch which was burned since the Chuckwagon CowBelles are due to out in the fire that originated in Texas and host the District I Workshop (usually March). spread to surrounding states. Sherry was Holiday Meeting – Sue offered her home as appointed as the state by-laws chairman for meeting space for December. Group will do 2018, and Crystal Runyan Diamond will serve finger foods and hold the meeting in the as the legislative chair for 2018. The booth afternoon, from 2-5pm. Sue will report on at the Sierra County Fair did well. On Friday the tree-decorating project at the Belen 194 beef raffle tickets and $106 in merchanHarvey House Museum and options to do it dise were sold; on Saturday 306 beef raffle this year. Get southwest holiday decorations tickets and $222 in merchandise were sold. ready, ladies! Pat Nowlin Memorial Scholar- Five new members were also signed up

during the fair. The drawing for half a beef took place on Saturday just prior to the livestock sale. Christine McDonald of Santa Fe won the beef and Danielle Yarborough won second prize of $50. A big THANK YOU to Twister and Nellie Smith for purchasing the reserve champion steer and donating it as a buyback. Chamiza CowBelles were first in line to purchase it. The steer weighed 1430 lbs. Packer price was $1.11 group pays packer price plus 10 cents a pound premium. Total price of the steer was $1730.30. The remaining half will cost $865.15 plus processing. A brief discussion was held regarding fund-raising project with coffee mugs but action was tabled along with donation to the Pat Nowlin Scholarship. Annual meeting will be held November 30 through December 2, 2017 in Albuquerque. Nancy will

attend and encouraged attendance from the group. Election of officers: President - Nancy Phelps; Vice-President - Sherry Ibarra; Secretary - Cathy Pierce; and Treasurer - Robbie Montgomery. Robbie won the door prize of free lunch. Meeting adjourned at 12:53 p.m. Submitted by Cathy Pierce Mesilla Valley CowBelles – Happenings email went out to membership regarding fair Ag Venture Days at Southern New Mexico Fair, the Las Cruces Public School calendar contest winner display sponsored jointly by Ag in the Classroom and Mesilla Valley CowBelles, the Bake Sale, Livestock Sale, Dues and the fair booth. In its second year the Ag Venture Days, an Agriculture Community partnership led by NM Farm and Livestock Bureau Ag in the Classroom was a huge success with local press coverage and

over 1500 student participants. One day was titled Ag Career Day with 400 mid-school and high school students rotating among 35 presenters from the Agriculture Field (10 min rotations). Thursday and Friday 600 grade school students each day rotated through four 20 minute presentations. The group remains excited to participate in this endeavor and look forward to repeating each year better and better. Additionally the CowBelles have been approached to do an Ag Day at one of the local inner city elementary schools this spring. The group will keep members posted as it takes “all hands on deck” to accomplish. New Mexico CowBelles: Send minutes and/ or newsletters to Jingle Jangle, Janet Witte, 1860 Foxboro Ct., Las Cruces, NM 88007 or janetwitte@ msn.com by the 14th of every month.

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NEWS UPDATE by Kate Kelland, Reuters

In Glyphosate Review, WHO Cancer Agency Edited Out ‘NonCarcinogenic’ Findings

he World Health Organization’s cancer agency dismissed and edited findings from a draft of its review of the weedkiller glyphosate that were at odds with its final conclusion that the chemical probably causes cancer. Documents seen by Reuters show how a draft of a key section of the International Agency for Research on Cancer’s (IARC) assessment of glyphosate - a report that has prompted international disputes and multi-million-dollar lawsuits - underwent significant changes and deletions before the report was finalised and made public. IARC, based in Lyon, France, wields huge influence as a semi-autonomous unit of the WHO, the United Nations health agency. It issued a report on its assessment of glyphosate – a key ingredient in Monsanto Corp’s top-selling weedkiller RoundUp – in March 2015. It ranked glyphosate a Group 2a carcinogen, a substance that probably causes cancer in people. That conclusion was based on its experts’ view that there was “sufficient evidence” glyphosate causes cancer in animals and “limited evidence” it can do so in humans. The Group 2a classification has prompted mass litigation in the United States against Monsanto and could lead to a ban on glyphosate sales across the European Union from the start of next year. The edits identified by Reuters occurred in the chapter of IARC’s review focusing on animal studies. This chapter was important in IARC’s assessment of glyphosate, since it was in animal studies that IARC decided there was “sufficient” evidence of carcinogenicity. One effect of the changes to the draft, reviewed by Reuters in a comparison with the published report, was the removal of multiple scientists’ conclusions that their studies had found no link between glyphosate and cancer in laboratory animals. In one instance, a fresh statistical analysis was inserted – effectively reversing the original finding of a study being reviewed by IARC. In another, a sentence in the draft referenced a pathology report ordered by experts at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. It noted the report “firmly” and “unanimously” agreed that the “compound” – glyphosate – had not caused abnormal growths in the mice being studied. In the final published IARC monograph, this sentence had been deleted. Reuters found 10 significant changes that were made between the draft chapter on animal studies and the published version of IARC’s glyphosate assessment. In each case, a negative conclusion about glyphosate leading to tumors was either deleted or replaced with a neutral or positive one. Reuters was unable to determine who made the changes. IARC did not respond to questions about the alterations. It said the draft was “confidential” and “deliberative in nature.” After Reuters asked about the changes, the agency posted a statement on its website advising the scientists who participate in its working groups “not to feel pressured to discuss their deliberations” outside the confines of IARC. Reuters contacted 16 scientists who served in the IARC expert working group that conducted the weedkiller review to ask them about the edits and deletions. Most did not respond; five said they could not answer questions about the draft; none was willing or able to say who made the changes, or why or when they were made. The chairman of the IARC sub-group tasked with reviewing evidence of glyphosate’s effect on laboratory animals was Charles

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Jameson, an American toxicologist. In testimony as part of personal-injury lawsuits against Monsanto in the United States, Jameson told lawyers for Monsanto he did not know when, why or by whom the edits had been made. Monsanto is facing multiple legal claims in the U.S. from plaintiffs who allege glyphosate gave them or their loved ones

cancer. Jameson is an expert witness for the plaintiffs. He did not respond to questions for this article. Scott Partridge, Monsanto’s vice president of global strategy, told Reuters the changes to the draft showed how “IARC members manipulated and distorted scientif ic dat a” in th eir gl y p hos ate assessment.

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Record Red Meat Production in September by Rita Jane Gabbett, meatingplace.com

ommercial red meat production for the United States totaled a record 4.40 billion pounds in September, up 2 percent from the 4.33 billion pounds produced in September 2016, USDA said in the latest Livestock Slaughter report. September 2016 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and 4 Saturdays. September 2017 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and five Saturdays. Beef production, at 2.22 billion pounds, was 2 percent above the previous year.

Cattle slaughter totaled 2.70 million head, up three percent from September 2016. The average live weight was down 11 pounds from the previous year, at 1,359 pounds. Veal production totaled 6.1 million pounds, 1 percent below September a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 43,600 head, up 3 percent from September 2016. The average live weight was down 10 pounds from last year, at 241 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.16 billion pounds, up two percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 10.3 million head, up one percent from September 2016. The average live weight was up 2 pounds from the previous year, at 282 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 11.2 million pounds, was down seven percent from September 2016. Sheep slaughter

totaled 175,600 head, 9 percent below last year. The average live weight was 128 pounds, up three pounds from September a year ago. January to September 2017 commercial red meat production was 38.4 billion pounds, up four percent from 2016. Accumulated beef production was up five percent from last year, veal was down one percent, pork was up three percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down five percent.

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he New Mexico Beef Council partnered with the NM Department of Agriculture, and local wineries and breweries at the 2017 N.M. State Fair. The NMBC distributed delicious Beef Appetizers and recipes, teaching fair attendees how to pair beef with various local wines and beers. The “Happy Hours” ran Thursday through Saturday, the last weekend of the fair. Free samples of beef along with a glass of wine or beer, and music was a cool and delicious solution to a “HOT” fair. For free beef pairing recipes, see www. nmbeef.com.

1. Chamiza CowBelles graciously serve fair attendees beef appetizers. 2. Seasonal Palate Chefs, Alan and Kim LOVE prepping beef hors d’oeuvres for fair friends. BEEF! 3. We 4. NMBC Director, Dina Reitzel, is flanked by NMBC Alum, Tom Spindle and Chad Davis and families. 5. Beef paired with locally brewed beer ... a double win! 6. Put your hands up and give us the trays of BEEF! Happy to serve our states’ finest, the NM State Police. 7. Casey Spradley and Ronan Ivins help visitors with beef recipes and samples. 8. CowBelles Cheryl Barber, Terri Knight, and Maggie Rich, lend a hand at the State Fair beef booth. 9. Everyone young and old love BEEF! Thank you, Casey Spradley, Ashley Ivins and Ronan Ivins, for your help!

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New Beef WISE Study New research shows lean beef can help people lose weight while maintaining lean muscle and supporting a healthy heart

ew research published in Obesity Science & Practice shows that lean beef, as part of a healthy and higher-protein diet, can help people lose weight while maintaining muscle and a healthy heart. “The Beef WISE Study: Beef’s Role in Weight Improvement, Satisfaction, and Energy,” conducted at the University of Colorado Anschutz Health and Wellness Center with a research grant from the beef checkoff, adds to the growing body of evidence demonstrating lean beef can contribute to a healthy weight loss diet. While the popularity of higher-protein diets has grown considerably, there is often guidance telling people to limit red meat as a protein source. However, few studies have compared different high-quality protein sources to understand their effectiveness in a weight loss or maintenance diet. Dr. Drew Sayer, PhD, and his colleagues at the Anschutz Health and Wellness Center, sought to understand the effectiveness of lean beef compared to other protein sources on measures of health — such as weight loss and muscle mass maintenance — in a higher-protein diet, as well as the impact on cardiovascular disease risk factors.

Lean beef as effective as other proteins for weight loss potential The Beef WISE Study included 99 overweight or obese adults in a comprehensive weight management program called State of Slim. For 16 weeks, they emphasized behavioral strategies to make lasting healthful changes in diet and phys-

ical activity to promote optimal health and1. wellness. In addition to participating in regular moderate-intensity exercise, study participants were separated into two groups that followed the higher-protein diet. One group consumed four or more servings of lean beef each week and the other group was restricted from eating red meat. Subjects in both groups lost equal amounts of body weight and fat mass while preserving muscle. 2. key finding of this study is that “A 90 to 95 percent of the weight lost came from fat, not muscle,” said Dr. Sayer. “This shows that lean beef doesn’t have to be restricted in a higher-protein diet and is just as effective as other protein choices in supporting healthy weight loss and leaner bodies.”

Growing evidence on lean beef and heart health

All study participants, including those who consumed lean beef four or more times a week as part of the healthy, higher-protein diet in combination with exercise, showed improvements in their total and LDL cholesterol and blood pressure metrics, indicating lean beef did not negatively affect their heart health. The Beef WISE Study contributes to the growing body of research demonstrating the 4. role of lean beef in heart-healthy diets and strong bodies. This includes a 4. study called BOLD (Beef in an Optimal Lean Diet), which demonstrated that adding lean beef to the well-established Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet lowered heart disease risk by reducing levels of total and LDL cholesterol.

Protein & weight loss A substantial body of evidence shows the nutrients in beef, such as high-quality protein, can help satisfy hunger and maintain a healthy weight, build and maintain muscle, and fuel a healthy and active lifestyle. Beef is an important source of nutri-

ents, including iron, zinc and B-vitamins, for optimal health. “Losing weight is not easy. Neither is maintaining a healthy weight, particularly as we age. We know people succeed most often when they make small changes they can stick with,” said Shalene McNeill, PhD, RD, Executive Director of the Human Nutrition Research Program at National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, 6. a contractor to the beef checkoff. “This study is great news for people who enjoy beef, but might have been told to avoid it while following weight loss diets. It underscores, once again, lean beef can be part of a healthy, higher-protein diet for weight loss.” People can incorporate 3- to 4-ounce servings of lean beef, supplying about 30 grams of protein, in simple recipes, such as Grilled Southwestern Steak, Classic Beef Kabobs, Hearty Steak and Bean Chili and Beef, Mango & Barley Salad. For more nutrition information, recipes and resources on all things beef, visit http://www.beefitswhatsfordinner.com/ proteinsbenefits.aspx To learn more about your beef checkoff investment, visit MyBeefCheckoff.com.

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IBBA Unveils Carcass Merit Excellence Challenge Program

he International Brangus Breeders Association’s (IBBA) staff actively pursues ways to collect valid data for generating new measures of expected progeny differences. The Carcass Merit Excellence Challenge program provides an opportunity for producers to know the quality of carcasses produced in their individual programs. The data collected and evaluated in this program will provide information for improving Brangus genetics. This will further validate our ability to align with current and future carcass alliance programs. This program will increase our knowledge and breeder participation is highly encouraged.

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HOW IT WORKS Steers and heifers will be fed for approximately 180 days. The number of days will be determined by delivery weight and average daily gain (ADG). Cattle will be harvested when the pen has reached the average weight and fatness regarded as acceptable by the industry. The decision will be made by the feedyard manager and an IBBA representative. Some method of electronic identification is required for all animals. Cattle must be identified by a brand or tattoo that corresponds to the data on the background information sheet. All cattle will be weighed and processed upon arrival. All cattle will be given a modified live virus vaccine, vaccinated against clostridial organisms, and dewormed upon arrival. Cattle will be assigned a per-hundredweight value based upon current market conditions in the feedyard trade area at time of arrival at the feedyard. This figure will be used to calculate theoretical breakevens and the financial outcome of the feeding program. Animals requiring treatment for any

illness will be treated according to guidelines established by the feedyard veterinarian. Costs of treatment will be charged to the owner. The feedyard management and IBBA will make every effort to safeguard the health of all animals, but will assume no responsibility for death, loss or sickness. After an acceptable length of time, cattle that are not achieving an economic rate of gain may be sold on the rail. The proceeds from the sale will be placed in escrow for disbursement at the end of the program. Owners will be notified when such cattle are salvaged or when one dies. Charges to be assessed for each entry at the end of the feeding period include a processing fee, the cost of any pharmaceutical products administered, feed costs, the cost of transportation from feedyard to packing plant, and a Beef Checkoff fee. Financing may be available from the feedyard. Breeders must make those arrangements independently. Cattle will be sold on a grid at a reputable packing plant where premiums and discounts will apply for quality grades, yield grades, and/or carcass weights at harvest. Fair market value for all sales will be attained; no guarantee is offered by the feedyard or the IBBA for the profitability of participation in the program. Proceeds will be paid directly to the owner after all expenses are deducted. Feedyard performance information to be collected in the program includes ADG, calculated feed efficiency (pen average), total cost of gain, breakeven, and net return. The carcass information to be obtained is dressing percentage, carcass weight, ribeye area, marbling score, USDA quality grade, and USDA yield grade. At the conclusion of the feeding period, feedyard performance data, carcass information and a theoretical breakeven analysis will be provided on each consignment. The information will become property of IBBA for use in genetic evaluations and other research needs.

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Cattle must have weaning weights taken between 130 to 280 days of age and reported at time of consignment. LEVEL-TWO REQUIREMENTS: All cattle must meet the guidelines required in level one above, as well as be DNA tested using the GeneSeek Brangus Profiler or Zoetis i50K test with verification to at least one registered Brangus, Red Brangus, Ultrablack or Ultrared parent. The entry deadline for this program is Oct. 1. Entries should include complete cattle information, breeder information, and fees. The cost of participation is $1 per head of cattle. Cattle should be delivered between Oct. 1 and Dec. 1. There are vaccination requirements for participation. Breeders should vaccinate calves two to four weeks prior to or at weaning and booster per label instructions as follows. ЇЇ

VACCINE REQUIREMENTS 1. Two doses of 7-way, 8-way or 9-way Clostridial 2. Two doses of viral 5-way (IBR, PI3, ЇЇ BRSV and BVD Type I and II) and booster per label instructions. The IBR and PI3 components must be chemically-altered modified live or modified live with veterinarian’s approval. The BVD and BRSV can be either modified live or killed. ЇЇ 3. One dose of Mannheimia Haemolytica and/or Mannheimia Multocida prior to or at weaning and booster per label instructions. ЇЇ 4. Internal and External parasite control is required. Producers with outstanding performance in the Carcass Merit Excellence Challenge Program will be recognized. Success will be measured through evaluation of data collected throughout the contest. Cattle will compete by sex and by level for the top ten awards in each category. The categories under feedyard performance are awards for ADG, feed conversion, and hot carcass weight. The categories under carcass performance are awards for dressing percentage, ribeye area, quality grade, and yield grade. The categories under genomic performance are awards terminal selection index value and tenderness score. ЇЇ

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Marketing the Numbers

by Garrett R. Thomas, Owner of Hi Point Sales + Marketing Courtesy of the Brangus Journal

lmost everyone reading this article has been asked the simple question, “How do you market your cattle?” It’s a valid question to us all, as the methods of marketing have evolved over the years. I am here to make the case for marketing by the numbers. Personally, I have had the opportunity to work across several breeds, and it is interesting to see how each breed and even breeders within the same breed can weigh the value of expected progeny differences (EPDs). Generally speaking, and at the risk of stating the obvious, seedstock producers that have cattle with great performance numbers have worked at it for decades and have come to rely on the power of genetic estimates. Those who haven’t placed EPDs near the top of their priority list, and over the years have fallen further and further behind from an EPD standpoint, typically

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performance data and EPDs the focal point of their marketing. Much like selection, I think the sweet spot lies in a combination of all these options with performance data and EPDs as the top priority. Phenotype is imperative, but in many cases is subjective. Not everyone likes the same phenotype. Basing your marketing program solely on your years of reputation is great if you can do it, but ultimately there are limits if the cattle can’t perform in a manner that meets the customer’s needs or environment. Customer service is a great piece of marketing but simply cannot be the only aspect of a successful marketing plan. Performance data and EPDs are the palatable and concrete way to market cattle to both seedstock producers and commercial cattlemen. Having had the opportunity to work in other larger breeds and working with large commercial operations, who by most standards are the sought after customers, these larger operations are more often using the data and EPDs to make those purchasing decisions. Marketing cattle by the numbers is a relatively easy method if you have a solid foundation of knowledge about how EPDs,

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don’t recognize their value. I am not advocating for anyone to select cattle solely based on their EPD profile. As many naysayers will be quick to point out, there is no direct EPD for structural soundness. It’s true, there are, also, no style points in EPDs either. I would agree with both points. As much as anybody, I like to look at the cattle and I have to like what I see when I look across the front pasture. However, denying the power and accuracy behind the science of EPDs is a losing battle. When it comes to marketing, there are so many tools to base your plan around. To list a few, some focus on phenotype and a great photo, some operate solely on reputation and perhaps they have been in business for over 25 years and they have a customer base with undying loyalty. Others base their marketing plan around having a level of customer service that separates them from the rest. Finally, many successful programs across the country have made

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ratios, and contemporary groups work. As a seedstock producer, it is your responsibility to not only understand these things, but to continually educate your customer base. If you can educate your customer base over time, get them to buy into the value of genetics, and make progress through genetic selection, selling cattle using EPDs becomes quite easy. Often times, customers struggle with making selection based on phenotype; this can be for one of several reasons. Perhaps they don’t feel like they have the knowledge to make a decision based on phenotype or they are concerned their priorities might not align with the seller’s opinion. But if you take the time to educate your customer base about EPDs, they are likely to lean on that knowledge during the

selection and buying process. The basic concept is easy to grasp. If you are comparing two bulls, one with a 40 weaning weight (WW) EPD and one with a 60 WW EPD, assuming there is a relatively high-level accuracy you count on, the bull with the higher WW EPD will, on average, wean calves weighing 20 pounds heavier. Ultimately, even at its most basic level, pounds equal dollars to nearly every commercial cattleman. In closing, I would like to make clear my position when it comes to EPDs, their place in the seedstock business, and, more importantly, across the industry. If you are in the seedstock business and don’t utilize EPDs in some way, you are an anchor simply holding your fellow breeders back in a fastpaced industry. As a seedstock producer, it

is your obligation to collect and submit quality data to your breed association. It’s imperative to understand at least the basics of EPDs, ratios, and contemporary groups before you enter the conversation of whether or not EPDs have value. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Garrett R. Thomas has been involved in the Brangus breed since 2000. As a 2007 graduate of Texas A&M University, he served as manager for Doguet’s Diamond D Ranch. Thomas, also, worked in member relations and international promotions for the International Brangus Breeders Association. Today, he is the owner of Hi Point Sales and Marketing.

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The Importance of Marketing by Kyle & Crystal Devoll, Owners of Cattle Solutions Reprinted courtesy of the Brangus Journal

arketing. This is certainly a broad topic and one that needs to be studied and thought about in order to be successful in the cattle business and in most endeavors. For the purpose of this article, I will focus on marketing through adver tising and the use of new technologies. Unfortunately, most breeders in the registered cattle business do not begin to think about marketing until they are two or three years into their program. Even then, they think that marketing will consist of running a few ads occasionally and letting other breeders and commercial customers know that they have genetics for sale. Our company works with breeders every day, developing a plan that will not just tell folks about the products – cattle, semen and embryos – that you have for sale, but to, also, tell your story. Each ranch is unique.

Each owner has their own reason for why they first got into the registered cattle business, and each ranch has its own unique path for what they are producing and why they think it will help to benefit the overall cattle industry. This is important information for your potential customer to have. The most common response I hear from producers when we start discussions about advertising is, “I don’t have anything to sell yet; why would I start advertising now?” My response is always, “If you wait until you have something to sell it is too late.” In our company we use lots of Apple products, and I have read several books about Apple as a company and a brand. I have always been impressed with the simplicity of their products and marketing and how affective and successful they are. When they are introducing a new phone or product line, they do not wait until the item is in the stores to start telling their potential customers about what they will be selling. No, they start months, or maybe a year or more, in advance putting out well-organized information and teasers intriguing their customers and building excitement about their new item. This all culminates

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into the big unveiling where people camp out in line, eager to finally catch a glimpse of this new product, and then take it home and put into use in their life. This same marketing strategy should be implemented in the seedstock cattle business. Understandably, there are few ranches that will ever have the resources that Apple or some other large corporation will have but the same principles can be applied. By using these principles and incorporating the technologies of today, your cattle operation can put together a very effective marketing plan. We now live in a world where vast amounts of technology are at our fingertips. Because of all of this technology and instant gratification, we are always asked if print media is dead. My quick answer is no. The more expanded answer is that what we now have the capability to produce a blending of “old school” print media and the technology of today. There will always be a portion of your customer base that wants to hold a magazine in their hands and flip through the pages while they are sitting in continued on page 54 >>

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their favorite chair and relaxing after a long day at work. This may not be how you enjoy seeing your favorite cattle publication or sale catalog, but you cannot forget this is still an essential part of how you will market your program. You have already seen, for several years, how progressive operations have incorporated a basic “flip book” technology into their sale catalog marketing. As I know most of you are aware, this technology allows

your print sale catalog to be uploaded to the world wide web and the end viewer can flip through the book on their computer just as if they were holding it in front of them. That has been a great use of technology, but our company always felt like there was something lacking. Over the past 18 months, we have been working with others to improve upon this technology. What about those customers that want to see more, learn more about your operation or the cattle that you are selling in your upcoming sale? There is now a solution to

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giving your customers more information without having to print more pages in your sale catalog or advertising piece. We have been offering an option to our customers that we call an interactive catalog. We can now embed vast amounts of information directly into the web version of your sale catalog or advertising piece. The animal’s video can be embedded directly into the catalog. There is no longer a need to flip back and forth between websites to look at videos. Keep that customer on your page and keep them on track with looking at only your sale information. Embedding videos is just the beginning. What if you are selling a set of elite donor females and you wish to provide your customers with more information? You now can! You can embed flush histories or pictures of progeny or videos of progeny. All of these pictures and records could never be printed in a traditional sale catalog because of cost – cost of printing additional pages and cost of mailing a heavier book. Now you have the ability to give your customers more. Suppose you are selling a set of bulls that is the highest scanning and performing set of bulls you have ever sold. Wouldn’t it be awesome to be able to show and tell your customer, directly in your words, why you think this is the best set of cattle and how the data supports that claim? Well now you can. These are just a few select ideas on how this technology advances your marketing. We are all customers of someone, and we collectively consume thousands of products daily. Which products do we migrate toward? We migrate to the products that make us feel a part of their process – their family – if you will. It is just human nature to do business with folks that you feel you know and can trust. By strategically planning how, where and when you will market your seedstock operation, you can build that same brand confidence and loyalty. Of course this is just a small piece of the overall marketing discussion, and I could go on for pages about branding your ranch, social media, cattle presentation, and much more. If you have any questions, feel to contact us and someone from our team at Cattle Solutions will be happy to visit more in depth with you.

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Beef Export Performance to Date & the Outlook for China

eef exports, which are now adding over $275 per head, are becoming more and more important to the industry. How are we gaining this “export premium” and where are we sending our beef? Greg Hanes from USMEF will provide an overview of which markets are hot, some of the current trends, opportunities, and challenges, as well as explain how checkoff dollars are leveraged to develop new markets, defend our market share from intense competition, and displace those competitors in various market segments.

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6 Ingredients Makes 4 Servings 30 Minutes

Ingredients: 1 package (16 to 17 ounces) refrigerated fully-cooked boneless beef pot roast with gravy 1 package (8 ounces) refrigerated crescent rolls 1 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese, divided 1/3 cup finely chopped sweet onion (optional) 1/4 cup dairy sour cream Fresh chives Preparation: 1. Heat oven to 375°F. Remove pot roast from package, removing as much gravy as possible; reserve gravy for another use. Cut pot roast into fine shreds. 2. Unroll crescent dough onto ungreased baking sheet. Separate into 4 rectangles; press diagonal seams to seal. Pull sides of rectangles slightly to enlarge. 3. Combine beef, 3/4 cup cheese and onion, if desired, in large bowl; mix well. Divide beef mixture into fourths; press mixture to compact and place lengthwise in center of rectangles. Fold the long sides of each rectangle over filling, pressing at top to seal. Press ends to seal. Sprinkle pockets evenly with remaining 1/4 cup cheese. 4.

Bake in 375°F oven 13 to 16 minutes or until golden brown. Serve with sour cream. Garnish with chives.

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Deliver Us From Evil

id you see where Amazon, the fourth most valuable company in the world, bought Whole Foods? This has the trillion dollar grocery industry all atwitter and even has Wal Mart shakin’ in its shorts. So much so that it came up with the idea of delivering the groceries you order online right to your refrigerator. This is the kind of idea that gets hatched in long meetings around big tables by dudes in low shoes whose phones are smarter than they are. Wal Mart says the groceries will be delivered by a company called Deliv but I’d worry about any company that can’t even spell Deliver. Supposedly the drivers will have a one-time access code into your home to stock your shelves and you can watch the delivery on your phone from anywhere on the globe. I assume that would include watching your housepest take a bio break. Personally, I don’t like the concept because going grocery shopping is the only time I take my wife anywhere and it would mean I’d never get to read the checkout literature. I don’t think Wal Mart has thought this idea through or how it might work out in the great spaces in between places. For example... A ranch woman places her order on WalMart.com because she had to bale hay all day and didn’t have time to shop. Later that day out where the hard road ends,

there are no numbered streets, and the voice on the GPS goes silent, the male Deliv driver gets lost and being male, he refuses to stop to ask directions. It didn’t really matter because there was no sign of anyone anyway. You can’t really blame the driver for getting lost because all the screen on his phone said to do was, “turn left at the mail box that looks like it went three rounds with a baseball bat.” He finally turned down a dirt corduroy road that looked promising but after a half mile all the groceries were covered in dust, the milk had jiggled into butter and the HoHos, chocolate chip ice cream, and Twinkies had congealed into big blobs of sugar. It took the driver 30 minutes to unlock the secret to opening the first of several tight barbed wire gates and his grocery apron hardly provided adequate protection. With dripping blood oozing from pricks all over his arms he looked like he’d been attacked by a paper shredder. Then the Deliv driver was chased back into his van by what he later described to his boss as, “a grotesque monster that must have weighed ten tons.” Actually, she was just a pet mare looking for a carrot or an apple. When he finally arrived at the house he was greeted by an assortment of curs who attacked the van with rigor. The driver sacrificed a package of hamburger and threw small chunks out the window

to detract them. Then he grabbed two of the six bags and made a run for the door and quickly gained access to the house through a screen porch door with the dogs nipping at his heels. The yard was littered with groceries that had fallen from a broken grocery bag. He hadn’t even made it out of the mud room before stepping into a mouse trap. and as he was trying to find room in a refrigerator filled with colostrum and antibiotics he heard the distinct click of a firearm. He looked up into the barrel of a Purdy double barrel shotgun. “Start talking mister,” said the little old lady holding the valuable gun, “and this had better be good!” ‘Uh, are you Nora?” “Wrong bucko, there’s no Nora here.” To make a long story short, it had taken two hours to deliver $100 worth of groceries to the wrong el rancho. The van now needed shocks, a paint job, a new windshield and a new driver because the old one quit immediately after the nearly fatal ordeal. Two days later you could hear a man in the farmhouse that never got their groceries yell, “Where’s the ketchup? And we’re out of toilet paper too!” About the same time the family who mistakenly got the delivery came home to find their valuable gun collection had been stolen, probably by a guy matching the description of one ex grocery delivery man.

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RAAA Implements Updated Zoetis Genomic Test

he Red Angus Association of America is excited to announce the release of Zoetis’ HD50K/i50K Version 2 genomic test along with the release of the Fall 2017 EPDs. Representing a recalibration of Zoetis’ original genomic test, Version 2 provides Red Angus breeders with a significant improvement in genetic prediction accuracy. Made possible by Red Angus breeders’ adoption of genomic technology, the Version 2 test was developed using Zoetis’ growing volume of 50K data on Red Angus animals. As a direct result, the population of animals used for the development of the Version 2 test consisted of mostly Red Angus animals along with strategically selected Black Angus animals. This is a distinct improvement from the original “Global Angus” test, which was developed using a higher percentage of Black Angus animals. Thus, the Version 2 test represents a significant improvement in RAAA’s ability to provide accurate EPDs on HD50K/i50Ktested animals. Another exciting improvement is Zoetis’ Version 2 test provides genomic data for RAAA’s entire suite of EPDs. Therefore, in addition to the genomic-enhanced EPDs provided by the previous “Global Angus” test, breeders will now receive HD50K/ i50K-powered genomic enhanced Stayability, Heifer Pregnancy and Maintenance Energy EPDs. Relatedly, HD50K/i50K-tested animals will receive a genomic-enhanced HerdBuilder index. Animals tested with the original Zoetis

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genomic test have already been upgraded to the Version 2 test. As a result of the improvement in genetic prediction, EPDs of upgraded animals have the potential to change. Similar to EPD changes and increases in accuracy resulting from the addition of progeny data, the updated EPDs represent an improvement in the prediction of animals’ genetic merit.

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Red Angus Feeder Calf Certification Program Brings Home Big Premiums for Producers

roducers who wish to pocket an extra $2.75 per hundredweight (cwt) should heavily consider enrolling in the leading tag program in the beef industry – the Red Angus Feeder Calf Certification Program. The FCCP “Yellow Tag” is universally recognized as the symbol of guaranteed Red Angus genetics and a trusted source for both feeders and packers filling Angus product lines. The FCCP combines three important components of value-added programs: genetics, source and age verification. Producers who enroll in the FCCP have access to Angus product lines and other market-based premiums. According to recent data from Superior Livestock Auction, analyzed by Kansas State University, Red Angus-sired calves enrolled in the FCCP have a distinct price advantage over Red Angus-sired calves not enrolled and not tagged. The data showed that FCCP enroll-

ment significantly increased the sale price of calves by $2.75 per cwt, which equates to more than a $16 premium on a 600pound calf. This premium is especially significant when considering that Red Angus and Red Angus-based feeder calves most often sell at or near the top of the market. Enrollees must verify traceability to at least 50 percent Red Angus breed influence, the ranch of origin and group age. One example of a qualified ranch is a commercial cowherd using only registered Red Angus bulls. Due to the tremendous success of the FCCP, the Red Angus Association of America has instituted a tag growth award in addition to a tag enrollment sweepstakes. When tag purchasers call to enroll and identify where they purchased their bulls, their seedstock provider is entered to win a commemorative .22 Henry Golden Boy rifle. Additionally, the purchase of every bag of 25 FCCP tags purchased earns the commercial rancher an entry for $1,000 cash. At the National Red Angus Convention in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in September, Chessie Mitchell, RAAA Tag Program Coordinator, announced this year’s winners: Fischer Red Angus of Harolowton, Montana, was the winner of the trophy rifle, and Victor Miller of Halfway, Missouri, was the winner of the $1,000 tag-growth jackpot. The FCCP tag is available in two options – the traditional visual tag for 99 cents each, or as a combination visual and RFID tag for $3 each. Producers must answer a few breeding and management questions to enroll in the program and can do so by contacting Chessie Mitchell at 940/387-3502 ext. 2.

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Grid Masters Deliver Premiums to Red Angus Breeders

xcellence in commercial cattle and the cattle feeding industry is highly commendable in today’s marketing atmosphere. The Grid Master Award is earned by firms that have successfully combined superior Red Angus genetics, feeding management skills and precise marketing to achieve success with the slaughter of a superior beef carcass. Harold Bertz, Red Angus Association of America commercial marketing programs coordinator, announced the recipients of the 2017 Grid Master Awards at the 64th annual National Red Angus Convention held in September. This year 1,304 head of cattle, from 21 loads, qualified for the Grid Master Award. “Grid Master Award winners exemplify the high-quality and performance that has come to be expected of Red Angus cattle today in the marketplace. These cattle are a testament to the success of implementing Red Angus genetics in a commercial cattle operation.” To be named a Grid Master, entries must be Red Angus or Red Angus-influenced cattle enrolled in the RAAA’s Feeder Calf Certification Program (FCCP) or Allied Access tag program, and must achieve a specified level of carcass excellence. The

program is open to both conventionally and naturally fed cattle. Conventionally fed Red Angus cattle must be marketed in lots of at least 30 head, reach a minimum of 85 percent Choice and Prime, have a maximum of 5 percent Yield Grade 4s and a minimum grid score of 100. Naturally fed Red Angus cattle must also be marketed in lots of at least 30 head, achieve 90 percent Choice and Prime, with a maximum of 10 percent Yield Grade 4s and a minimum grid score of 100. Firms receiving Grid Master honors include the following: CONVENTIONALLY FED DIVISION Anderson Land and Cattle, Oberlin, Kansas, home fed. DeLong Ranches, Inc., Winnemucca, Nevada, fed at Whitham Farms Feedyard, Leoti, Kansas. Dusty Trail Ranch, Oberlin, Kansas, fed at Anderson Land and Cattle, Oberlin, Kansas. Hayes Red Angus, Jetmore, Kansas, fed at Boothill Feeders, Jetmore, Kansas. Hueftle Cattle Co., Cozad, Nebraska, earned Grid Master honors on six loads, home fed. Letrud Farms, Inc., Madison, Minnesota, home fed. Pelton Red Angus, Burdett, Kansas, fed at Anderson Land and Cattle, Oberlin, Kansas.

Phillips Ranch, Selden, Kansas, fed at Stephens Farms, Inc., Menlo, Kansas. Prairie Dog Creek Cattle, Dresden, Kansas, earned Grid Master honors on two loads, home fed. JYJ Red Angus, Columbia, Alabama, fed at Cattleman’s Choice Feedyard, Gage, Oklahoma.

NATURALLY FED DIVISION Christensen Brothers, Weldona, Colorado, earned Grid Master honors on two loads, home fed. Otley Brothers, Inc., Diamond, Oregon, earned Grid Master honors on two loads, fed at Beef Northwest Feeders, Boardman, Oregon. Spreutels Red Angus, Koshkonong, Missouri, home fed.

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2017 Joint Stockmen’s Convention

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Joint Stockmen’s Meeting Dear Members, Supporters & Friends! RANCHING: CURRENT CHALLENGES & FUTURE PERSPECTIVES. It is time we face head on our challenges and together form the future of New Mexico ranching industry through the management of legislation, regulatory and policy issues as well as arming ourselves with the most up to date education. Make plans to attend 2017 Joint Stockmen’s Convention in Albuquerque. Joint Stockmen’s is where ranchers and industry partners tackle tough issues and develop grassroots policies that guide New Mexico Cattle Growers’, New Mexico Wool Growers Inc., New Mexico Federal Lands Council, New Mexico CowBelles, Dairy Producers of New Mexico and Dairy Farmers of America leaders and staff in our activities in Santa Fe and Washington, D.C. There will be many key topics addressed at the meeting including: NMDGF Antelope Proposal Position, Western Landowners Alliance legislative bill to reduce property tax and remove agriculture, Workers Comp Self Insured Fund as well as private property rights, transportation issues, water rights, sustainability, property taxes, surface damages, border issues, research priorities, and much more. The 2018 Elections are fast approaching and we have many important offices up for grabs. Governor and Lt. Governor as well as the State Land Commissioner races are wide open. We are having candidate forums for both of these offices at the convention. We all need to be active in telling our stories to candidates on all levels. Look for more candidate forums in 2018 The 2017 Joint Stockmen’s Convention brings the best education and information to cattle industry participants. You are guaranteed to walk away with ideas and energy that will have a profound and profitable impact on your ranching operation.

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8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Registration

:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. 9

Cattlemen’s College Sponsored by Zoetis

TX/CO

8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Range Improvement Task Force

NMSB

10:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Dairy Producers of New Mexico Board Meeting

1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

State Land Office Employee Meeting

Parlor A & B

4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Coalition of Counties Meeting

5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

NMCGA Past President’s Meeting

:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. 5

Trade Show Reception Hallway / AZ / NV Sponsored by New Mexico Beef Council & Trade Show Exhibitors

PE/PF LAG

8:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. Hospitality Suite Sponsored by Allied Industries

EXVL

Friday – December 1, 2017

NMCGA Private Property Committee, Joint Federal & Trust Lands; NMCGA Tax & Special Issues; Public Relations POLICY & RESOLUTIONS SESSION

TX & CO

3:45 p.m. – 4:40 p.m. Allied Industries Committee

4:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. NMCGA Cross Cultural Committee

PA/PB

4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. N.M. CowBelles 60th Anniversary Social

5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Candidate Forum: 2018 State Land Commissioner Race

RG TX & CO

5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. NM Hereford Association Meeting

PA/PB

6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Ag Leadership Alumni Reception Sponsored by NMCGA, NMWGI, NMFLC, DPNM, NMFLB

EXVL

6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Christmas Cowboy Style! Sponsored by Multimin USA, Inc. PE/PH 8:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. Hospitality Suite Sponsored by Allied Industries

EXVL

Saturday – December 2, 2017

6:30 a.m. – 7:45 a.m. NMCGA Board Breakfast Sponsored by Clovis Livestock Auction 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. AG POLICY GENERAL SESSION

NMBS TX & CO

8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. State Land Office Employee Meeting

PA/PB

8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration

8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Trade Show

Hallway / AZ / NV

6:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.

NMCGA Nominating Committee

:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Children’s Lounge 7 TBA Sponsored by New Mexico Stockman Magazine 8:00 a.m.– 10:00 a.m. NATURAL RESOURCES GENERAL SESSION 8:00 a.m.– 12:00 p.m. Trade Show

8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. NMDA International Room

8:00 a.m. –12:00 p.m. M-44 School

PC/PD

7:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. N.M. CowBelles General Membership Meeting / Awards / Officer Installation

8:15 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Children’s Lounge TBA Sponsored by New Mexico Stockman Magazine

8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

TX & CO

Hallway / AZ / NV

Registration

GA SC

9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Silent Auction

9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Silent Auction

9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Cattlegrowers’ Foundation Meeting

9:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Feeder Committee Meeting/YCLC Committee Meeting PB

9:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. New Mexico Livestock Board Meeting

10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Scrapie Task Force Meeting

10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Dairy Farmers of America Meeting

10:10 a.m.– 11:40 a.m.

10:10 a.m. – 11:40 a.m. NMCGA Promotion & Marketing Committee, NMCGA Theft & Health Committee; NMCGA Research & Improvement Committee POLICY & RESOLUTION SESSION 11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. Family Luncheon Sponsored by Farm Credit of New Mexico Tribute to Bob Martin, KRQE 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Tucumcari Bull Test Meeting 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. PROPERTY RIGHTS GENERAL SESSION 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. NMSU Roundtable

ROOM KEY

2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. N.M. CowBelles Board of Directors Meeting

3:40 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

AC...ACOMA AZ… Arizona CO… Colorado EXVL… Executive Viewing Lounge GA… Garden Room GO… Gomez LAG… Laguna

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NMSB… New Mexico South Ball Room NV… Nevada PA… Parlor A PB… Parlor B PC… Parlor C PD… Parlor D PF… Parlor F

PG… Parlor G PH… Parlor H RC… Ranchers Club RG… Rio Grande SC… Santa Clara TX… Texas TBA… To Be Announced

Joint Wildlife Committee; NMCGA Oil & Gas Committee; TX & CO NMCGA Legislative Committee; NMCGA Water Committee; POLICY & RESOLUTIONS SESSION

11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. NMCGA Resolutions Committee TX & CO NMSB

1:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Stockmen’s Luncheon 1 NMSB Sponsored by Hi Pro Feeds & Animal Health Int’l / Boehringer-Ingelheim 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Candidate Forum: 2018 Governor Race NMSB

2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

NMCGA Board Meeting

TX & CO

3:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

NMCGA General Session

TX & CO

5:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.

NMCGA 2018 Board Meeting

TX & CO

LAG

6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Attitude Adjustment

Hallway

:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. Dinner/Dance 7 NMSB Sponsored by Council for Biotechnology Information

Sunday, December 3, 2017 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Worship Service

POLICY & RESOLUTIONS SESSIONS: There will be three (3) Policy & Resolution Sessions during the convention. If you have policy issues discussion or resolutions to bring forward, this is the time and place to do that.

NOVEMBER 2017

NEW MEXICO CATTLE GROWERS’ BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Who’s Who New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Officers EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Pat Boone, Elida President Tom Sidwell, Quay President-Elect Jack Chatfield, Mosquero Vice President at Large Randell Major, Magdalena Southwest Vice President Jeff Bilberry, Elida Southeast Vice President Blair Clavel, Roy Northeast Vice President Dustin Johnson, Farmington Northwest Vice President Shacey Sullivan, Los Lunas Secretary/Treasurer Rex Wilson, Carrizozo Past President J osé Varela López, La Cieneguilla Past President Caren Cowan, Albuquerque Executive Director

Ty Bays Silver City Scott Bidegain Tucumcari Diane Bowman Crownpoint Darrell Brown Artesia Jim Bob Burnett Lake Authur Ron Burnett Datil Kendell Buzard Floyd Michael P. Carrica Roswell Mike Casabonne Hope Jim Ross Caviness Hobbs Gerald Chacon Espanola Brad Christmas Wagon Mound John Conniff Las Cruces Carol Cooper Las Cruces Pat Copeland Nara Visa Mike Corn Roswell Bronson Corn Roswell Caren Cowan Albuquerque Joe Culbertson Amistad Troy Daniels Wagon Mound Linda Davis Cimarron Jeff Decker Lovington Joe Delk Mesilla Park Milford Denteclaw Shiprock Lewis Derrick Artesia Tommy Dinwiddie Capitan Tracy Drummond Reserve Kevin Floyd Roswell

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Congratulations

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Cole Gardner Yeso Shane R. Goemmer Willard Lane Grau Grady Jim Grider Carrizozo Anita Hand Datil Nolberto Hernandez Rio Rancho Nikki Hooser Santa Fe Heidi Humphries Tucumcari Seth Hyatt Las Cruces Jim Jackson Albuquerque Bobby Jones Dell City, TX Stan Jones Broadview David Kincaid Piñon Garland King Capulin Justin Knight Tucumcari Marjorie Lantana Crownpoint Colton Lee Alamogordo Boe Lopez Springer Kenneth McKenzie Encino Jeff Menges Safford, AZ Tom Mobley Dona Ana Louis Montoya La Plata Joe Bill Nunn Deming Loren Patterson Corona Tom Payne Roswell Kyle Perez Nara Visa John Richardson Winston Bob Ricklefs Ute Park Charlie Rogers Clovis John Romero Albuquerque Alfredo J. Roybal Santa Fe

Carlos Salazar Medanales Troy Sauble Maxwell Becky Spindle Moriarity Gary Stone Weed Troy Stone Capitan Felicia Thal Buena Vista Jim Thorpe Newkirk Ernie Torrez La Jara Bernarr Treat Roswell Tom Ulik Stanley Judy Wallin T OR C Mike Wear Hillsboro Gene Whetten Winston Randy White Albuquerque Jimbo Williams Quemádo Kendall Wilson Carrizozo NON-VOTING MEMBERS:

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*1970-1972 Reuben E. Pankey Santa Fe *1972 -1974 Alvin Stockton Raton *1974-1976 Charlie T. Lee Alamogordo *1976-1978 Albert J. Mitchell Albert *1978-1980 Phil Harvey, Sr. Cave Creek, AZ *1980-1982 Phillip Bidegain Tucumcari *1982-1984 Bob Jones Crow Flat 1984-1985 Don Hofman Tucumcari *1985-1987 Peter T. Mocho Belen *1987-1989 W.F. (Dub) Martin Santa Fe *1989-1991 H.W. (Bud) Eppers Roswell 1991-1993 Bill King Stanley 1993-1995 Wesley Grau Grady 1995-1997 Bill Humphries Tucumcari 1997-1999 Bob Frost San Jon *1999-2001 Jimmy R. Bason Hillsboro 2001-2003 Phil H. Bidegain Tucumcari 2003-2005 Don “Bebo” Lee Alamogordo 2005-2007 Bill Sauble Maxwell 2007-2009 Alisa Ogden Loving 2009-2011 Bert Ancell Wagon Mound 2011-2013 Rex Wilson Carrizozo 2013-2015 Jose Varela Lopez La Cieneguilla

N ew Mexico Cattle Growers’ Past Presidents * DECEASED *1914-1916 *1916-1918 *1918-1920 *1920-1922 *1922-1924 *1924-1926 *1926-1928 *1928-1930 *1930-1932 *1932-1934 *1934-1936 *1936-1938 *1938-1939 *1939-1941 *1941-1943 *1943-1946 *1946-1948 *1948-1950 *1950-1952 *1952-1954 *1954-1956 *1956-1958 *1958-1960 *1960-1962 *1962-1964 *1964-1966 *1966-1968 *1968-1970

Calvin Glenn Piños Altos Wm. Ray Morely Datil Victor Culberson Silver City T.E. Mitchell Albert Hugh L. Hodge Silver City C.M. O’Donel Bell Ranch Tom P. Talle Las Vegas T.A. Spencer Carrizozo Robert H. Royall Tyrone Albert K. Mitchell Albert Lee S. Evans Marquez A.D. Brownfield Deming Oliver M. Lee Alamogordo Con W. Jackson Las Vegas Tom Clayton Separ E.G. Hayward Cimarron George A. Godfrey Animas G.W. Evans Magdalena Roy Forehand Carlsbad Ed Heringa Clayton Sherwood Culberson Lordsburg Dick Snyder Clayton W.I. Driggers Santa Rosa John Stark Deming Will Orndorff Roswell J.L. (Les) Davis Cimarron Noel Rankin Silver City W.O. Culbertson, Jr. Las Vegas

Cattleman of the Year

1952 1953 1954

George Ellis George Cureton Prof. John Knox

Bell Ranch Lordsburg University Park

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Photos courtesy of X Diamond Ranch, Arizona

Special Thanks to Ronald Kil for the donation of this print.

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NOVEMBER 2017

New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association Protecting Our Ranching Way of Life

attle Ranching represents America’s most enduring and ionic way of life. Yet, everyday, ranches throughout New Mexico and the United States are threatened by forces as far ranging as economic uncertainly, government regulations, crippling drought and more. That’s why New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association (NMCGA) works tirelessly to protect and promote all ranching families.

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NMCGA continues to advocate for livestock producers and landowners on local, state, and federal legislative and regulatory issues.

■ NMCGA has worked hard to earn high respect at the State Capital and has a highly regarded reputation with top policy makers. Through our leaders and staff you have influence in the Governor appointed Boards and Commissions. ■

NMCGA strongly supports and defends a free enterprise system, the protection of private property rights, and the

protection and enhancement of our natural resources.

■ NMCGA members develop and vote on policies that direct the NMCGA leadership and staff in their advocacy efforts.

■ NMCGA leaders also take on key policy and decision-making roles with other national and state industry organizations, providing relevant input and testimony, influencing state and national policy development.

■ NMCGA makes sure the voices of ranchers are heard and that ranchers continue to influence policy and politics.

■ NMCGA hosts two major meetings a year with regulatory, policy and educational components for producers, as well as regional meetings twice a year. Most importantly, your membership in NMCGA will help ensure that ranching will not only endure, but prosper, for generations to come.

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1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983

J.L. Doak Mrs. Linda Lambert A.B. Cox A.D. Brownfield George A. Godfrey Lee R. Hammond G.W. Evans Lee S. Evans Albert K. Mitchell Marshall Sellman Floyd W. Lee J.C. Neafus Joe Pankey Alvin M. Stockton Sherwood Culberson Noel Rankin W.O. Culbertson, Jr. George Pendleton R.E. Pankey Fred Daugherty Bill Littrell J.L. (Les) Davis Jasper Koontz Ike Wiggins Jerry Clayton A.F. (Frank) Flint Charlie T. Lee Von Cain Dick Snyder

Grenville Mosquero Las Cruces Deming Animas Clovis Magdalena Laguna Albert Albuquerque San Mateo Newkirk Truth or Consequences Raton Lordsburg Silver City Las Vegas Animas Truth or Consequences Clovis Cimarron Cimarron Corrales Wagon Mound Lovington Bard Alamogordo Mountainair Clayton

1984 1984 1985 1986 1987 l988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Jiggs Dinwiddie Jal Tom Linebery Kermit, TX Edith Pankey Truth or Consequences Bob Jones Crow Flat Phillip Bidegain Tucumcari H.W. (Bud) Eppers Roswell Don Hofman Tucumcari Linda Davis Cimarron Peter T. Mocho Belen Felicia Thal Buena Vista F.F. (Chano) & Stella Montoya La Plata Ben & Jane Cain Truth or Consequences Frank Dubois Las Cruces Huling “Jupe” Means Buckhorn Rob Cox Organ Bill Humphries Lindrith Rusty Tinnin Bell Ranch Oliver “Sato” Lee Mountainair Bob and Jane Frost San Jon Don Cullum Bakersfield, CA R.C. (Dick) Manning Deming Joe & Vivian Culbertson Amistad Jimmy R. Bason Hillsboro Phil H. Bidegan Tucumcari Gretchen Sammis Cimarron Don “Bebo” Lee Alamogordo Wesley Grau Grady Bill King Stanley

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Governor Bruce & Mrs. Alice King Stanley Huling “Jupe” Means Buckhorn G.B. Oliver, III Alamogordo George Clark Albuquerque G.X. McSherry Deming Howard Hutchinson Glenwood Rachel Thomas Huachuca City, Arizona Dr. Steve England Edgewood Joan Park Capitan Karen Budd-Falen Cheyenne, Wyoming Chuck Stocks Albuquerque Joe Delk Mesilla Joe Stell Carlsbad Laurie Schneberger Winston Tim Cox Bloomfield Jeff Witte Las Cruces Larry Dominguez Las Cruces Andrea Buzzard Santa Fe Clint Harden Clovis

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Monument Legislation It’s about limits on the President, failures in the courtroom and a truthful enviro

t appears Congress is finally moving to amend the Antiquities Act. Rep. Rob Bishop tells us, “Between 1906 and 1943, the law functioned basically as designed. Presidents respected the intent of the act. Most monuments were smaller and had clear boundaries with real antiquities inside them. By contrast, designations under the act last year averaged 739,645 acres, or more than 47 times the size of those created 110 years ago.” “President Teddy Roosevelt was the first president to use the act. He used it 18 times for a combined total of 1.5 million acres. President Barack Obama used it 37 times to designate 553.6 million acres of land and water.” “Let that sink in: 553.6 million acres (more than half a billion). That is an average of 189,000 acres designated with the stroke of a pen for every single day Obama was in office. It’s 830 times the size of Rhode Island, and more than 5 times the size of California.” “Actions such as these are not the rule of law. It is arbitrary rule by one man.” The House Committee on Natural Resources has passed Rep. Bishop’s H.R. 3990, the National Monument Creation and Protection Act. Under the provisions of that bill, the President would have the same authority to designate monuments up to 640 acres. Monuments that are between 640 and 10,000 acres would be subject to review under the National Environmental Policy Act. Designations between 10,000 and 85,000 acres would be required to obtain the approval of all county commissions, state legislatures, and governors in the affected area. “H.R. 3990 adds critical details to vague, original legislation regarding the creation and management of national monuments,” said Craig Uden, president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association.

The Courts Would you like some good news from our court system? Well I don’t have any. Let’s start right here in New Mexico.

Various allotment owners, grazing associa- erty under the Fifth Amendment of the tions and Rio Arriba County sued the Carson United States Constitution or effect an National Forest, alleging the feds had failed impairment of their rights under the to comply with NEPA because they didn’t Klamath Compact.” Seems as though some consider the social and economic impacts lost out due to the language in the conof reducing the grazing permits for the tracts they signed which held the Alamosa and Jarita Mesa grazing allotments. government harmless, and others lost out They also claimed former El Rito district because their rights were junior to those ranger Diana Trujillo violated NEPA when held by several Native American tribes. If she decided to reduce the allotments the judge had ruled the other way, the estibefore the environmental assessment was mated pay out would have been $28 million. completed. Not so says United States Dis- Build it and they will take it. trict Judge James Browning. “NEPA does Come on, DuBois, surely there’s at least not, however, require agencies to consider one case where the feds lost? Yes, there is social and economic impacts that flow one, unfortunately. It involves the cactus directly from an action and not from the ferruginous pygmy-owls in Arizona. Under action’s effect on the physical environ- the Endangered Species Act, officials must ment”, ruled Browning. He also found that determine whether a species is at mortal district ranger Trujillo, “did not violate NEPA risk throughout either all or a significant by deciding to take a particular agency portion of its range. It is that last clause that action before considering the EA’s findings.” interests us here, because the feds have Smokey can do no wrong. denied listings based on it. However, an In the Kootenai National Forest in north- Obama-appointed judge has ruled The U.S. west Montana and the Idaho Panhandle Fish and Wildlife Service’s “significant National Forests in northern Idaho, U.S. portion of its range” policy is “‘arbitrary, District Judge Dana L. Christensen rejected capricious, an abuse of discretion, or othera challenge by snowmobilers that sought wise not in accordance with law.” And this to overturn the U.S. Forest Service’s wilder- doesn’t just apply to the pygmy-owl. It has ness recommendations for areas including thrown out that policy across the entire the Scotchman Peaks and Roderick Moun- nation. Obama is still with us. tain in Montana and the Mallard Larkins and Selkirk Range in Idaho. Judge Christensen A truthful enviro ruled the Forest Service has broad authority Finally, one of them has come right out to manage recommend wilderness areas to and said it. George Wuerthner, writing in preserve their wilderness values, including High Country News, belittles his fellow limiting motorized and mechanized use. enviros who publicly advocate working Smokey has power. with rural communities and ranchers, and The United Stated Court of Federal trying to gain their support on the wolf Claims just stuck it to Klamath water users issue. All that does, says Wuerthner, is help in the culmination of fifteen years of litiga- “wildlife managers justify killing packs or tion. In 2001 the feds reallocated their individual wolves whenever they prey on irrigation water to benefit threatened and cattle” and “add to the delusion that wideendangered species, so the water users spread co-existence between predators sued claiming a taking of their water rights. and livestock is possible.” And he’s not done. Nope said the judge, ruling “The govern- “As long as the dominant paradigm is that a ment’s actions in 2001, did not, therefore, rancher’s livestock has priority on public constitute a taking of these plaintiffs’ prop- lands, we will never fully restore native predators to our lands. That is why we need to reframe the narrative and recognize that A Monfette Construction Co. domestic livestock are the ‘problem’ for our native wildlife,” says Wuethner. Drinking Water Storage Tanks So you-all should be watching out for 100 -11,000 those narrative reframers. As for me, I can Gallons spot’em a mile away. In Stock NRCS Approved Until next time, be a nuisance to the devil and don’t forget to check that cinch. High Specific Gravity, Heavy Weight Long Warranty Black NRCS Tanks NOT NRCS Minimum Standards Highest Quality, Best Value Please call for the BEST SERVICE & VALUE.

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1982 James Sachse 1983 Herbert M. (Hub) Corn 1984 R.L. (Louis) Merritt 1985 R.C. (Punch) Jones 1986 George Casabonne 1987 Al Snipes 1988 Lloyd Treat 1989 H.W. (Bud) Eppers 1990 John Cooper 1991 Art Evans 1992 Truman Pierce 1993 Ernest Perez 1994 Joseph Skeen 1995 Ronnie & Beverly Merritt 1996 David & Joan Kincaid 1997 A.W. and Janice Gnatkowski 1998 John P. Cauhape 2000 Albert Perez 2002 Martin Yriart 2004 Robert B. (Bob) Naylor 2006 Anthony (Tony) Treat 2008 Mary Skeen 2010 Pete & Sarah Gnatkowski 2013 Mike Casabonne 2016 Antonio Manzanares

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New Mexico Wool Growers’ Inc. Past Presidents 1906-1912 Solomon Luna Los Lunas 1912-1916 H.C. Abbott Springer 1916-1920 Eduardo M. Otero Los Lunas 1920-1925 Prager Miller Roswell *1926-1927 David Farr Magdalena 1927-1959 Floyd W. Lee San Mateo 1960-1961 W.E. Overton Yeso 1962-1963 Charles D. Fuller Roswell 1964-1965 Robert F. Corn Roswell 1966-1967 Abe M. Pena Grants 1968-1969 Phelps White Roswell 1970-1971 W.A. Snipes Roswell 1972-1973 Ivan Watson Roswell 1974-1975 Robert B. Naylor Roswell 1975-1976 Anthony E. Treat Roswell **1977-1978 Madlyn Cauhape Hope ***1978-1979 Truman Pierce Roswell 1979-1981 T.L. (Sonny) Watts Piñon 1981-1983 Truman Pierce Roswell 1983-1985 W.W. Roach Caprock 1985-1986 Mike Casabonne Hope 1987-1989 Art Evans Roswell 1989-1991 Steve Lewis Artesia l991-1993 David Kincaid Piñon 1993-1995 Pete Gnatkowski Carrizozo 1995-1997 Scott McNally Roswell 1997-1999 Mark Marley Roswell 1999-2001 Ron Merritt Yeso 2001-2003 Tom Runyan Piñon 2003-2005 Russell Leonard Hope 2005-2007 Mike Corn Roswell 2007-2009 Joan Kincaid Piñon 2009-2011 Jim Cooper Tinnie 2011-2014 Marc Kincaid Hope 2014-2016 Leroy Cravens Encino

Originally, the Association was the New Mexico Stock Growers’ Association formed in 1884. It was a loosely organized group of local livestock protective associations determined to maintain a Territory-wide association. * Mr. Farr died June 12, 1927, while serving his second term. Floyd W. Lee, then a vice president, was named acting president to complete the term, was elected president in 1928 and continued to serve by unanimous annual re-election until the convention of 1960. ** During the term of Madlyn Cauhape, it was decided that the president would serve from July to July, Madlyn only served one year. *** Truman Pierce was elected president in July 1978. In April of 1979 he became very ill and T.L. Watts finished the year and then was elected president. Truman was made first vice president and fulfilled his term of office after T.L. Watts.

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a living in the territory of New Mexico, and the history they forged as they went about their daily lives. One note scrawled on the metal by a lead bullet reads, “Let us know if you are going to the dance on Saturday. We will be back tomorrow.” Many of the messages are in Spanish. One announces that two sheep shearers have arrived. Artwork, again etched by a lead bullet, abuts names and dates and other missives left by the cowboys, ranchers, outlaws and sheepherders who populated Lincoln County in the early part of the 20th century.

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“This is the early 1900s version of texting,” grins Rex Wilson, patting the old tank. “If this tank could talk!” The juxtaposition of the cell phone in Rex’s pocket and the old message tank highlight some of the changes which have come to ranching. Modern technology allows today’s rancher a chance to manage business and communicate with others with a speed which could not have been dreamt of 100 years ago. In today’s frenetic world, leaving a message to be answered in a week or so is no longer an option. Instead, modern technology allows Rex to keep track of policy affecting agriculture,

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A fresno and a team of mules It was 1902 when Rex’s great-grandparents, John E. and Harriet Wilson, left Moore, Texas with their two children. John found work in the territory of New Mexico building the rail bed with a fresno and a team of mules for what was to become the Southern Pacific Railroad. The family lived in a tent next to the railroad wells for three years, during which time two more children were born. With the money he made from the railroad, John began ranching at the foot of Chupadera Mountain. There were few settlers in the area and the only fence was a Block Ranch drift fence that kept the freerange cattle from drifting west into the mountains. John used his team and Fresno again to build the dirt tank which established permanent water to secure the Wilson’s original forest service allotment.

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conduct business for the myriad boards and organizations he represents, stay in touch with his family, and correspond and communicate with the 18 health clinics and educational programs he oversees in southern New Mexico. Rex, recognized by the New Mexico Cattle Growers as the 2017 Cattleman of the Year, honors the legacy of the last four generations of his family who ranched the same land, and finds hope for the future in the next generations already beginning to serve and work in agriculture. That hope drives his beliefs and actions as a citizen servant who defends animal agriculture in the political arena and as an articulate advocate for the ranching industry. He is both a thinker and a doer. The Wilson family values are built on generations of hard work and a belief in God and the land He allows them to steward.

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After military service in the Great War, later to be named World War I, John and Harriet’s only son, Barney, returned to Ancho and soon gave his heart to the local schoolteacher, Elva Stokes. Elva was a smart girl who knew the value of land ownership, so she filed a claim on land near the Wilson homestead before she and Barney were married in 1920. Two years later a catastrophic drought forced Ancho area ranchers to find other pasture for their herds or watch them die of slow starvation. Barney and many others collateralized their ranches and used the remnants of World War I financing to take their cattle south to Mexico. It was to prove to be a disastrous venture. The cook was shot and killed, one partner was jailed and ransomed for 500 pesos, and the cattle that weren’t stolen by banditos were commandeered by the Mexican government. Barney waded back across the Rio Grande with only the saddle he had thrown over his shoulder and no cattle. The bank foreclosed on the ranch in 1923 and Barney slopped hogs outside of Phoenix to keep food on the table for Elva and their two young sons. But drought still

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gripped the land and the ranch didn’t make development of young minds are all taught Iron Sharpens iron any money for the bank. In 1924, the bank through the FFA. Our advisor, Danny Ware, As a sophomore in college, Rex accepted asked John and Barney to take the Ancho invested a lot in the chapter and in me, per- a summer job working for Bill Humphries ranch off their hands. After he moved his sonally, and deserves an awful lot of credit.” near Claunch. Bill had just bought a ranch family back to Lincoln County, Barney purRex visited every FFA program in the and needed someone to go over fences and chased a cream separator on credit, state in 1977 and 1978 when he served as learn the water system. planning to rope the range cows and milk New Mexico State FFA president. “It was my first experience off the home them to get the cream to make butter, “The skills we learned, like how to present ranch,” Rex remembers. “My first exposure which would be sold to pay for groceries. to a group and how to bring together ideas, to other people’s practices and ways of Elva, a hard-working, talented school lead a discussion, make things happen, are doing things. Even then Bill was a living teacher, instructed eight grades in one skills for a lifetime,” he noted. “I’m a big legend. He has had a tremendous impact room, also serving as a constable, minister, supporter of youth programs because on my thought processes. When I was faced provider and midwife to the local popula- being on winning teams, whether they are with a dilemma, his response was, ‘How do tion. She later became Lincoln County you outsmart this?’ He challenged me School Superintendent, overseeing 19 to think of solutions.” schools in a county larger than many “He gave me a job and the resources Eastern states. The family depended on her to work with, then expected me to do school teacher’s salary for the ranch to the job. He was wonderful to work for, survive. but I decided I didn’t want to just work When Barney’s health failed, Walt, their for a man like Bill Humphries. I wanted eldest son, returned to the ranch and was to be a man like Bill Humphries.” soon joined by a bride, Ruth Dishroon, an The foundation was laid for a lifeAg Econ department staff member who long friendship. “The Wilson family had graded his papers when he was a feels like family to my entire family,” Bill student at New Mexico A&M (New Mexico commented. “I have the highest regard State University). and appreciation for all of them and all Walt was Chairman of the New Mexico they do. Rex is a great father, husband, Cattle Growers Public Lands Committee Outstanding Ag Student College of Agriculture and Home and community member. He is excepand involved nationally on public land tionally bright and thoughtful. He Economics, New Mexico State University, 1983. issues. Ruth was a pioneer member of the generously shares his abilities with all New Mexico CowBelles and worked with parliamentary procedure teams, judging of us in ranching.” Don and Abbey Hoffman to start the first teams, or football teams, makes success an “It has been a blessing to have Rex in our worship service at the Cattle Growers’ expectation instead of an option. This of lives,” Bill continued. “Over all the years, annual convention in the 1970s. Their course is not unique to me. I am one of every time I have had a chance to work with youngest son, Rex, grew up watching his many who stand as a testament to those Rex it has been a special and good experiparents working for the industry. programs.” ence. His family runs an exemplary ranch Traveling the Land of Enchantment that anyone would be proud of. They take If it is to be, it is up to me made Rex realize how important it was to good care of the land and their cattle. They Rex was 12 when Carrizozo established be involved in agriculture beyond his home are what I always hope people outside of its FFA chapter. He was chomping at the bit ranch. He also gained the confidence to ranching could see to know just what great to get involved. “I am a product of what FFA take on issues and make a difference. Not stewards ranchers are. Their love and was envisioned to be,” he reflected. “Lead- content with just giving things a try, he friendship is the best. I have always said that ership skills, communication skills, approached each task with a “let’s make this if I could have picked a brother, it would commitment to industry involvement, and happen” attitude. have been Rex.”

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“Bill has been important in my life from the time I was 20 years old,” Rex noted. “He challenges, inspires, teaches, coaches. I learn every time I am around him. Always have. Always will.” Another lifelong friendship was sparked when Rex met his future wife, Carol, in the halls of the ag building at New Mexico State University. Carol had grown up on the Tramperos Ranch in Northeastern New Mexico. They graduated in 1983, Rex with a degree in Ag Business and Carol with double degrees in Ag Education and Journalism and Mass Communications. They married and moved to Albuquerque, where Rex was in management training with Sunwest Bank and Carol was hired as editor for the Livestock Market Digest. Carol was in writer’s heaven, working for publisher Chuck Stocks, who made the New Mexico Stockman the premier livestock publication in the Southwest, and the legendary Lee Pitts, the foremost writer in the industry. By 1986 she had been published in 35 different publications and Rex had left the bank to join the publishing team. But when Rex’s father, Walt, had a stroke which incapacitated him to a degree that he could no longer manage the ranch, Rex

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and Carol felt fortuparent would leave them nate to have instructions to stay put recently moved while the parent rode back to ranch at away like their saddle was Ancho. on fire to stop a cow wreck “We realized that in a distant part of the there was no other pasture. place we wanted to They were good times. raise our family,” When Rex pulled on his Carol stated. “We boots, three little cowboys wanted the next hurried to do the same. It generation to learn didn’t matter if the chore the value of hard was milking a cow or work and to be feeding or chopping ice, resp onsible for Rex had lots of “help.” something other Kendal remembers than themselves. tracing his name with The young welding chalk while his Rex and Carol lived in Albuquerque in 1984. She was editor of the Livestock Market couple was glad to father welded in the barn. be back on a ranch. Digest and he was in management training Rex was busy with at Sunwest Bank. They were both ranch improvements, horseback, helping their neighbors gather managing the encroaching pinon-juniper, sheep; the day they learned they were to laying miles of pipeline, installing storage be parents. The next years brought three tanks and drinkers. While he ripped ditches baby boys, Justus, Kendal and Marshal. for pipelines from a big tractor, his sons Each in turn learned to ride cradled in the followed the ditch on small pedal-powered arms of a parent. Each remembers being tractors, happy to be “helping.” led through a pasture to help with a gather, “Carol wanted to walk one wet winter with Mom or Dad holding their horse’s lead and we decided she could walk and gather rope. Each remembers times when their our heifers while I spent time with the boys,”

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Rex stated. Everyone was happy with this arrangement until a neighbor called and Justus answered the phone and informed the neighbor that his mother was out working cows. The neighbor allowed that she would speak with Rex. “Oh,” Justus said, “You can’t talk to Daddy. Daddy is asleep on the couch.” Everyone had a good laugh.

Storm Clouds Gathering But as idyllic as family life was, storm clouds were gathering on the horizon. It was the early 1990s. Activists were trying to push ranchers off of public lands. Tax legislation threatened the death of the cattle industry. The government wanted to turn wolves lose in New Mexico. Private property rights were under attack. And some of New Mexico’s best and brightest were working on the problems. Industry leaders worked with local governments to form the Arizona-New Mexico Coalition of Counties. Concerned citizens, including Rex and Tom Sidwell, worked with the Lincoln County Commission to establish the first Lincoln County Public Lands Use Advisory Committee. The PLUAC’s work was extremely controversial. Rex remembers, “The county was taking a stand, declaring that the county

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government had more He said Wilson strength–more rights– Ranch. I realized more authority over land that we had made use policy than the so much noise that federal government. the federal governPeople were coming from ment was trying to all over New Mexico, and shut us down and from out of state, to intimidate us.” testify. We moved a public “I firmly believe hearing from the commisthat my phone was sion chambers to the local tapped and when I high school’s gym so we visited with Rex, he could accommodate the had also heard crowd.” strange noises on “It was quite a trial to his phone. We grin get the PLUAC ordinance about it now, but in passed, because a lot of later years we’ve people were happy with heard that such the status quo and things really did go Teach them while they are young ... weren’t too concerned on. I sincerely that the federal govern- Justus Wilson & his father, Rex, on Battlebug. believe that we ment was encroaching on our rights,” were making too much noise and the Feds added Tom Sidwell. “Rex wrote a lot of tried to intimidate us into silence,” Tom letters to the editor. So did I. One day the continued. Internal Revenue Service showed up to “It makes me proud that Rex and I are audit my finances. guys that the government fears,” Tom sumThe agent mentioned that when he was marized. “I am proud that we stood up to finished he was going to Ancho for another them, and that we are still standing up.” audit. Bells started going off in my mind, It was during this time that Rex embraced and I asked who he would audit in Ancho. the truth in Edmund Burke’s quote, “For evil

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to prevail, all that is necessary is that good men do nothing.” Rex stated, “We still feel that the threats we face are literally evil. A lot of the battles we fight are spiritual battles. It is good versus evil, right versus wrong. You have to make a deliberate choice to be involved. Doing nothing is not an option.” Rex left home more and more often, working through the Coalition of Counties and the Western States Coalition to defend public land use and private property rights. “Stirling and I would load up in his plane and away we would go,” he remembers. Carol remembers once taking the three

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boys to a local minister’s house so the minister could tie the boy’s ties in advance of a school program. Rex was on the way home from another meeting and was hoping to attend the program, but wouldn’t get back to Carrizozo in time to help his sons with their ties. “As a little kid, I didn’t understand why he was gone all the time,” Kendal admits. “Now, I understand what it took for him to be involved and proactive. It was a huge sacrifice for him to take the time to stand for all our rights and protect the industry. It is something I don’t want to take the time for myself, but I know how important it really

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is.” Kendal, as a member of the Carrizozo Soil and Water Conservation District, is now helping revise the land plan first drafted by PLUAC 30 years ago.

Be present to win Stirling convinced Rex to run for Lincoln County Commissioner, appealing to Rex’s conviction that good men had to be involved in public policy. “He told me that being a commissioner would only take one day a month,” Rex recounts with a wry smile.“ continued on page 108 >>

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(above) Rex showing another young visitor the ropes, literally. This young lady became his daughter-in-law seven years later. (above right) Marshal, Justus, Carol and Kendal Wilson (far right) These arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just Coca-Cola cowboys! The Wilson crew takes a break in 2005. Left to right: Kendal, Marshal, Justus and Rex (right) Rex, Walt, Ruth and Alton Wilson. (below) Rex riding as a youngster.

Coming home day, Rex and Babe. (inset at right) Rex on Buck, Wilson Ranch, Ancho, 1966.

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He lied.” It was Caren Cowan that pushed Rex into finally announcing his run. Caren, then president of the Lincoln County Republican Women’s Club invited him to a meeting and then introduced him as the candidate. He was too polite to contradict me, she remembers. Rex served as a Lincoln County Commissioner for eight years, seven of those years as Chairman. “I was there as a public servant, the public wasn’t there for me,” he noted. “We dealt with controversial things, and it took a lot of time. I was criticized for having long meetings, but I felt that the public had a right to speak. Local government is the strongest government there is, and the public has a right to participate in that. It takes a lot of work to keep that strength from being deteriorated by the state and federal government.” As a newly elected chairman of the commission, one of Rex’s first items of business was to have the Commission approve Robert’s Rules of Order. Nobody argued, but a couple of months later, Rex voted on the prevailing side of an issue so he could later bring the issue back to the table. When

another commissioner challenged his right to do so, the lawyer agreed that he could, according to Roberts Rules. The outflanked Commissioner grumbled, “Just because some kid learned how to do parliamentary procedure in high school doesn’t mean that we should follow those rules in a real meeting.” Issues kept coming up. Rex first became involved in lobbying the legislature when the state tried to force the financial components of a property transaction be revealed to the county for tax purposes. “Keeping from disclosing private information was huge in terms of protecting private property,” Rex explained. “Many people don’t understand that there are private property rights on public lands and private property rights on private lands. With so much of society embracing socialized government, it is incumbent that the people who do understand are willing to stand up for private property rights. Our industry stands alone a lot of times to protect those private property rights. Thank goodness we are willing to stand.” Stirling Spencer and Jimmy Bason, president of the Cattle Growers’ Association at the time, taught Rex the finer details of becoming engaged in the legislative

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process in Santa Fe. “Rex is a person that calculates long term risk rather than short term advantage when attacking a problem,” Stirling noted. Jimmy Bason thought the world in all of Rex. Many, many of folks, along with Rex, benefited from Jimmy’s wisdom and he is sorely missed. “The ag group was strong and involved,” Rex remembers. “It was Jeff Witte’s vision to get all the organizations that represent agriculture to work together, and that has been powerful and successful for the industry.” It was a pivotal time in the West, and freedom loving individuals fought hard to keep the federal government from encroaching on rights. Many men mentored, taught, inspired, coached and fought beside Rex through the legislative battles and public hearings. “I learn every time I am around them,” he noted. The issues were tough. But humor helped. Once, in Arizona, a group of Western advocates were trying to catch a shuttle to the airport. Rex was, by his own admission, the youngest, greenest member of the group, surrounded by men who were known as hard working, well-studied warriors of public policy. One of the men,

impatient with the wait, convinced the How does one take care of the ranch hotel staff that Rex was the United States while being gone and on the road so much? Senator from New Mexico and needed to Rex’s wife, Carol, was a fifth generation leave the hotel for security reasons. Their cattleman, and she was assisted by three shuttle arrived promptly. proficient youngsters. “I believe that the time he has spent away “All of our best stories start with the from doing what he loves and away from words ‘Rex was gone, and…’” Carol smiled. the ranch in order to advocate for busi- “We figured there was a sensor on the last nesses and families like ours has done more cattle guard that let everything on the than ensure his ability to keep ranching, but ranch know that he had left and it was time has helped shape the future for a younger to break down.” generation, including his sons, to continue “Once Rex was gone for a week, touring the tradition of being stewards of a lifestyle the West with the Speaker of the House and the land that is integral to our exis- Newt Gingrich and the Western States Coatence,” Marshal Wilson stated. lition,” recalls Carol. “We had water problems, so the little boys and I spent the A capable crew night at a pump jack miles from home, Besides being on the Board of Cattle nursing the jack so the cows wouldn’t run Growers for the last 30 years and serving as out of water. It was a big adventure for the a Lincoln County Commissioner, Rex has little boys, because we all got to sleep in also served on the boards of City Bank New the front of a single cab pickup.” Mexico, New Mexico Association of CounAnother time, a heifer was having trouties, Multi-Line Insurance Pool, Nogal Mesa bles and Carol was trying to assist the birth. Ranchman’s Camp Meeting, Associated (For some reason, Wilson heifers always Marine Institute, Lincoln County Medical started calving on the same date that the Center Foundation, the Carrizozo Health Legislature went into session.) Center, and the Tom and Evelyn Linebery Things were going along well until the Resource Policy Center Advisory Commit- calf pulling chain broke. “We didn’t have tee at New Mexico State University. He lives another one and I couldn’t remember how by the policy, “You must be present to win.” to tie a rope around the front legs. I was

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frustrated, tired, and cold,” Carol remembers. “So I called the Ag Situation Room in Santa Fe, trying to reach Rex.” But Rex didn’t answer the phone. Cattle Growers’ president Bebo Lee took the call and got to deal with an excited, exhausted woman who needed help. As western writer Lee Pitts summarized, “In the modern history of politics it’s the only time I know of when someone has called their state capital for help and got the assistance they needed!” Beyond family is the fact that Ancho is a tight-knit community full of multi-generation ranching families with whom neighboring is a way of life. “We couldn’t have better neighbors,” Rex noted.

When Dad is home… But the best part of traveling is coming home, and when Rex was home, he was the boy’s favorite teacher. Marshal remembers his Dad’s patience when he and his brothers were learning how to rope. “We would often stay out until it got dark, learning to heel calves. He would just let us work through the process. He had a great deal of patience with his sons.” “It would have been easier for him to just rope the calves, or to stuff them through

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the chute,” Kendal added. “But instead he took the time to let us throw loops until we caught.” When he was about 12, Marshal was sent to do some chore. He drove an old ranch pickup that didn’t faithfully start. It was a stick shift, but the parking brake was out of commission. Marshal pulled through a gate but didn’t want to turn off the pickup, fearing he wouldn’t be able to start it again. He left it idling in neutral while he got out to shut the gate. The pickup rolled back and smashed into the gatepost, nearly ripping the door off. “I knew I would be in trouble,” Marshal related. “I walked back to the house in tears, knowing that Dad would be angry at my carelessness and would probably not let me drive again. I found him in our saddle barn. He had a hard time understanding what was wrong because I was so upset that I was difficult to understand. When he finally understood what had happened, he put his arm around my shoulders and we went back to get the pickup. ‘Don’t worry, we can fix that,’ were his words to me.’” Marshal summarized, “The physical result was a blue door on a white pickup, but I will always remember the way he handled it, in a quiet, yet strong way that I hope I can one day emulate.” Justus agrees, “He was never one to raise his voice except for breaking up fights between three boys or telling us to get in the gate to keep a cow from getting into the wrong pen.” “Whether we were showing steers or playing football or involved in FFA, he supported us all in our endeavors,” Marshal noted. “I remember hearing him cheer the Grizzlies in football games and making sure our steers were perfectly blown out and fitted before we took them into the show ring. It was a family effort, of course, but my brothers’ and my successes are a result of the things that were taught to us growing up. Just the presence of my father is reassuring, even if he has nothing to say.” Kendal remembers how proud he was when he was allowed to accompany his father to the neighboring Bar W Ranch to work cattle. Kendal was surprised when Stirling paid him. “Five dollars was a lot for a seven-year-old kid,” Kendal remarked. “It was the first time I ever knew that you could make money working on a ranch.” Kendal now works for the Bar W full time. Stirling has had a lifetime of experiences with the Wilson men. “Rex and Carol’s sons take on hard subjects with strong ethical actions,” Stirling commented.

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When Marshal was in college, he accompanied Rex to Washington, DC, where they worked on private property rights issues. Fox News filmed some of the hearings and captured Marshal and the New Mexico delegation for their coverage. The experience in public policy created in Marshal a desire to return to Washington after graduation to intern at the Heritage Foundation. He found he liked working on resource policy issues. He was later able to move back West as a policy analyst for the New Mexico Department of Agriculture.

A medical detour Rex spent years increasing ranch capacity with miles of cross fencing, new pipelines and drinkers and hundreds of acres of pinon-juniper control projects. Then the drought of the mid-1990s hit hard and held on. Rex and Carol culled and culled again, then culled some more before finally, for the second time in 70 years, destocking the ranch. They sent their cows to Kansas for pasture. The drought continued and the Wilsons had to acquire debt or find outside employment. Carol took a job in the Carrizozo

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School systems, earned her Master’s degree from New Mexico State University, and re-earned her teaching certifications. Rex was in line to become president elect and then president of Cattle Growers. When Presbyterian Medical Services offered Rex a job, Rex obtained permission to fulfill his obligations to Cattle Growers before he accepted the employment. “The leadership of PMS could see value in my participation in the Legislature, and I was always grateful for their generosity because of the time Cattle Growers required,” Rex noted. Starting a new career as a Region Director of PMS, a company in an extremely complex healthcare industry, came with a steep learning curve. Bill Humphries noted, “Rex and I have both worked for PMS. Rex does a job that is demanding, complicated, and difficult, but provides important health care services to rural communities that would not have these services without dedicated people like Rex working hard to get it accomplished.” Rex oversees 17 health care clinics and education programs in southern New Mexico. He informs every potential employee that it is necessary to have a servant’s heart to work for PMS, and this advice comes from his own heart. Rex expects dedication and commitment from his employees and models that himself. He starts early and works late. He gives his employees resources and support to get their jobs done, and he always expects those jobs to be done well. Being present for the 17 clinics, or present for a 60-day legislative session, means being absent from the ranch. This time, his sons were old enough to take over: sourcing feed, mapping rotations, feeding cows, and making decisions about ranch maintenance, cow work, herd health, cow development, and genetics while attending high school, being active in FFA and playing football. “Dad didn’t just tell us how to ranch, or show us how to ranch, he allowed us to run a ranch from a very young age,” Kendal confirmed. “We didn’t just watch him do it; we had to develop a thought process for us to do things ourselves. It also helped develop a passion for ranching, because if you understand why you are doing something, it is much more important than just how to do something.” The winter of the 60-day legislative session, Kendal was stuck in a snow drift every other day. “I learned a lot,” he grinned.

“When I had two pickups and a tractor stuck in one drift, I called Dad in Santa Fe. He drove the two and a half two hours home, helped me get everything out of the drift, then drove back to Santa Fe. I learned two things from that. The first was that no matter how experienced you are, you will sometimes make mistakes. We can often fix the mistakes, sometimes with other’s help.“ Kendal continued, “I’ve also learned that maybe you don’t need to drive into that snow drift, and maybe you can reach your goal some other way.” Justus, who now lives in Artesia working in the oil industry, spent many hours as a teenager on a tractor, working to control pinon-juniper. As he left his mark on the land, he worked among tree stumps that were left behind in the early 1900s when cord wood was cut and hauled by wagon to the railroad in Ancho before it was shipped to El Paso. Evidence from cabling in the 1960s also was left behind. The phys-

ical evidence left by generations of family ship, during his term as president Rex set who cared for the land and contributed to and achieved a goal for Cattle Growers to the ranching community affects Justus increase membership by 400 members. deeply. “We want to be worthy of your membership,” “My Dad raised a family and still traveled he repeated in his monthly letters. He the state and the nation in defense of ranch- noted with satisfaction that young people ing. That was no small task. Growing up Dad who came into the organization during his was and is the picture of honesty, integrity, presidency are now becoming leaders in trust, and leadership. From trusting us boys Cattle Growers. with projects on the ranch to showing and “Presidents come and go, but the staff teaching us how to do things right the first keeps the organization functional and time, Dad has been there for all of us.” effective,” he noted. “Caren and Michelle Justus continued, “Having a family of my and the others who work so hard are own I only can hope and pray that I am half unsung heroes.” the man that my father is. He isn’t just a Learning to work with each new Cattle father; he is a very close friend.”

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Growers’ president is always an interesting proposition Caren says. Rex was no different. But his constant availability to consult with along with his love of laughter always kept things on an even course. His fondness for Rice Crispy Cookies and tacos were fun to cater to as well. When he was president, Rex helped organize a legislative training session in Santa Fe. “It was beneficial to get some pointers on how to talk to a Senator or a Representative,” Tom remembers. “We need to continue that and get some of the younger members involved in the process, because you never know when you will get a tap on the shoulder and itwill be your turn to represent the industry.” Dina Reitzel of the New Mexico Beef Council has worked with Rex for the last 30 years. “I admire Rex for his quiet, thoughtful and steady leadership,” she stated. “Rex is the kind of leader who doesn’t care about the limelight nor being aggrandized. He is respected and effective because he quietly works hard, and is generous with his gratitude and recognition of other’s efforts and contributions.” Bill Humphries agrees. “Rex is one of those quiet leaders who are the most effective” he noted. “I could not adequately explain how much good he and his family have done for New Mexico Cattle Growers and everyone in our great culture. So much accomplished, and so humble about it.” “Rex is very knowledgeable about issues. He is also even-tempered and can facilitate a meeting from a fair standpoint.” Tom noted. “Being active in Cattle Growers and the industry dynamics has always just been part of our family,” Rex noted. “When someone tried to get out of a meeting because they had to work cows, Jimmy Bason would always ask, ‘what makes your cows more important than mine?’ It was a great question, because for our industry to survive, someone has to make time to become involved in the issues.”

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“From that involvement comes tremendous friendships and support,” Rex continued. “When we sit through some of those tense meetings and hammer through things collectively, you gain great respect for the others in the room. Some of our greatest friends are the people we see and look for ward to seeing again at convention.” “Our sons understand that the things we do as ranchers off the ranch are as important as anything we do on the ranch,” Rex stated. “I am pleased that the boys are involved in public policy as well.”

The family that works together… The Wilson sons are grown and gone, but most weekends, they turn their pickups toward the ranch. Marshal’s headlights pierce the dark late Friday night after a long work week. Justus and his family, wife Jessica and four-month old son Jameson, arrive before the next day dawns. Kendal and his wife, Chelsea, are early enough to enjoy a cup of coffee on the front porch before starting the day’s work. This reunion isn’t by design or choice...it is a reality necessitated by outside employment making weekends the only time when the family can work the ranch. Still, as the family gathers, Rex and Carol know they have much for which to be thankful. Justus, Kendal and Marshal respect each other and work to compliment each other’s strengths. They compete only to see who can work the hardest and do the most for the others. The girls that have been brought into the male-driven environment have become part of the family, culture, and business in a very positive way. “Each generation just gets better than the next,” Rex noted. “Our sons are better ranchers than I am. That is a source of satisfaction to me.” Evidence abounds...things aren’t done as they have always been. When Rex and Carol returned to the ranch in 1986, heifers weighed 450 pounds at breeding time. Today’s weaning heifers are 200 pounds heavier. The ranch that once pulled their windmills with horse-drawn teams who responded to voice commands now pumps water with solar energy, and sends that water through miles and miles of pipeline to remote areas of the ranch to improve grazing utilization. Ranch horses used to be purchased, but Kendal now breeds and raises horses which he and Marshal train. Four sets of pipe corrals, built by the younger generation, have replaced the picket fence corrals that

the family used for years. “Dad is willing to try new things,” Kendal noted. “If we bring up an idea, he lets us flush it out and explain why it will work. We are sending some calves to wheat and finish others in a feedlot. We select some of the cows for artificial insemination, then ultrasound them to preg check. If we can justify the changes, Dad is excited.” “New things aren’t always a success,” Kendal continued. “But we are willing to try something. Then we re-evaluate and see if we want to do it again.” “We handed off the operations of the ranch entirely to the boys,” Rex noted. “Carol and I still participate, but it is theirs to manage at a young age. We got the responsibility at a young age, which allowed us to make mistakes and overcome them. The boys now have the responsibility, and that is a good way to move a ranch and a legacy from one generation to the next.” The Wilson’s neighbor, Pete Gnatkowski, noted, “The most enduring legacy that anyone leaves is their family. Rex and Carol raised three sons who know how to work and were always willing to help the neighbors do whatever was needed. Now they are each pursuing different careers. They are each successful and are good, solid citizens and come home to help get the ranch work done. This is important to our way of life.” When the Wilson family saddles up, they pull their tack from a stone barn where their great-great- grandparents used to live. Entering the saddle barn is like stepping into history, with antique saddles and tack and tools that date back to the beginning of the Wilson ranch. Some things will never change here. Carol still rides Rex’s grandfather’s saddle, with the metal saddle horn scarred from a logging chain that was used to pull a pickup out of a canyon swollen by fall rains. Some changes the family embraces, like the fact that the massive block and tackle used to pull a well in this deep water country hasn’t been used in the last 20 years. And sometimes, changes are led by Rex and his friends in the industry, utilizing new technologies, science and policy to keep the industry and their individual ranches thriving. Another thing that will never change... New Mexico Cattle Growers will always appreciate cattlemen who provide exemleadership with a servant’s heart. That leadership prompted his peers to honor the Ancho rancher as Cattleman of the Year. Rex’s humble response was simple: “My prayer,” he stated, “is that God make me worthy of my friends.”

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*NEW* 210+/- Acres, Historic Judd Ranch, Alpine, AZ – Open grassy meadow surrounded by majestic Ponderosa Pines at an elevation of 8,000 feet with Judd Lake at the heart of the property fed year round by the San Francisco River. Graze cattle, enjoy fishing, boating and abundant wildlife on this exquisite offering. Six cabins, 2 homes, 2 barns, 150 acre feet of irrigation rights. Currently running 100 head of cattle May – Oct. $3,850,000 Hunting and 125 Head Cattle Ranch, Lindrith, NM – Laguna Seca Ranch is set against scenic bluffs with expansive views of open meadows and rolling hills covered in pines, juniper and oaks in the Santa Fe National Forest. Abundant elk and deer. Includes deer and elk permits, two homes, steel shop with equipment shed partially insulated and heated, hay barn, tack room, storage, second hay barn, steel corrals with sorting pens, steel lead-up and crowding tub, squeeze chute, scales, calf table and loading chute. Well watered with 7 wells, 8 dirt tanks, 2 storage tanks, and 10 drinkers. $2,120,000 300 Head South Clem Ranch, Harquahala, AZ, – Solid working desert ranch. 40 deeded acres, +/-32,000 acres BLM, +/-17,600 State, +/-34,800 adverse. 3 Wells, 5 dirt tanks, 9 - 10,000+/gal storage tanks. Shipping corrals at HQ and 3 sets of working pens and traps. Ephemeral increases in wet years. Includes cattle and rolling equipment. $1.45M

*NEW* 45 Head White Rocks Ranch

in beautiful Glenwood, NM – The deeded land is located in Deep Creek Canyon bordering National Forest on two sides with a year-round creek running thru the property. Abundant wildlife including elk, deer and bear. A year round +/-6,288 acre USFS Allotment with grassy, gently rolling country, new pipe corrals, 2 dirt tanks, spring and pipeline. Included with

the sale are 42 cows, 3 bulls and brand. Pricing: +/-60 Deeded acres with permit and cattle $695,500 or +/-106 deeded acres, with cozy 2BR, 2BA log cabin, permit and cattle. $1.25M

*NEW* 220 Head Black Mountain

Ranch, Deming, NM, – +/- 784.3 deeded ac, +/-640 ac BLM Permit, +/13,822 acres State of NM Lease & +/2,560 ac adverse grazing, 2 irrigation wells and 13 ac of water rights, 3 livestock wells, 4 dirt tanks, 2 steel storage tanks and large in ground concrete tank, 2 sets of working corrals. Desert ranch, flat to rolling with Black Mtn located on the ranch. Well improved HQ w/site built 2 BR, 2 BA home, single wide mfg home, shop, tack room, seed house and large barn, good steel shipping corrals. $995,000

*REDUCED* 150 Head White Moun-

tain Ranch, Show Low, AZ – Situated in the beautiful White Mountains includes a 3 BR, 2 BA manufactured home on +/- 42 deeded ac, +/-320 ac BLM Permit, +/- 6,720 acres State Lease, & +/-12,800 ac adverse grazing, 5 wells, 6 dirt tanks, 2 storage tanks. Reduced to $950,000

*NEW* 204+/- Acre Lazy JG Farm, Duncan, AZ – Currently grazing 80 head of Angus-cross cattle but could run 100 plus head comfortably on 102+/acres of irrigated pasture with 6 acre feet of water rights. At an elevation of 3655 feet, the climate is also suitable for hay, pecans, pistachios, wine grapes, or field crops. Two homes, 2 hay barns, shop, corrals, fenced and cross-fenced. $755,000 *NEW* 134 Head El Rito Ranch,

Grants, NM – located on scenic Mount Taylor +/-88 acre deeded inholding and +/-37,912 acre USFS 7 ½ month seasonal permit. Excellent feed with a variety of browse and grasses. Includes 47 cows, 9 bulls, 42 bred heifers & 2 horses. Watered by a well and several springs, pipeline, dirt tanks and drinkers.

Includes equipment and travel trailer. $750,000

*NEW* 160+/- Acre Farm, Fort Sumner, NM – Great farm with nice 3 BR, 2 BA home, large workshop/barn and 117+/- acres under a 5 year old Zimmatic pivot in eastern New Mexico. Water rights on 122 acres with a total of 269.94 acre-feet per year. Well records indicate a 350’ deep well with a 16” casing and it currently pumps about 350 gpm with a 50 hp submersible pump installed in 2017. Includes equipment. $400,000 *NEW* 98+/- Acre Farm, Pomerene,

AZ – 70 plus irrigated acres with an 800 gpm well that has a 16” casing, records indicate it is 70’ deep with static water at 35’. Flood irrigated and fenced. Suitable for crops, pasture, or nut trees. Located close to I-10, town, schools and services with easy access. A great value at $400,000

*REDUCED* +/-29 Acre Farm, Shel-

don AZ – This preppers paradise includes a large 4 BR 3 BA home; canning studio; root cellar; large workshop with covered outdoor work area; irrigated pasture with 600 gpm well, fenced and cross fenced for cattle/horses; corrals; barn; chicken houses and pens; rabbit pen; garden area, fruit trees, pond and other various outbuildings. The property includes tractor implements; backhoe; and RV. $410,000 $375,000

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MAXWELL FARM W/HOUSE, Colfax County 400 +/- deeded acres with 101.2 water shares. Seller would consider split. $495,000 RATON MILLION DOLLAR VIEW, Colfax County, NM. 97.68 +/- deeded acres, 2 parcels, excellent home, big shop, wildlife, a true million dollar view at end of private road. $489,000. House & 1 parcel $375,000 MIAMI 80 ACRES, Colfax County, NM. 80 +/deeded acres, 80 water shares, expansive views, house, shop, roping arena, barns and outbuildings. Reduced $485,000

COLD BEER VIEW, Colfax County, NM 83.22 +/deeded acre, 3,174 sq ft, 5 bedroom, 3 ½ bathrm, MIAMI HORSE TRAINING FACILITY, Colfax 2 car garage home situated on top of the hill with County, NM. Ideal horse training facility, 4 bed- amazing 360 degree views. Reduced $425,000 room 3 bathroom approx. 3,593 sq-ft home, MIAMI 20 ACRES, Colfax County, NM. 20 +/332.32 +/- deeded acres, 208 shares of irriga- deeded acres, 20 water shares, quality 2,715 sq tion, all the facilities you need to summer your ft adobe home, barn, grounds and trees. Private cutting horse operation out of the heat and far setting. This is a must see. Reduced to $375,000 enough south to have somewhat mild winters. FRENCH TRACT 80, Colfax County, NM irriApproximately 6,200 ft elevation. $1,790,000 gated farm with home and good outbuildings, MAXWELL FARM IMPROVED, Colfax County, $350,000 NM. 280 +/- deeded acres, 160 Class A irrigation shares, 2 center pivots, nice sale barn, COLMOR PLACE, Mora County, NM 354 +/100 hd feedlot. Depredation Elk Tags available. deeded acres, I25 frontage, house, pens, expanOwner financing available to qualified buyer. sive views. Ocate Creek runs through property. $275,000 Significantly reduced to $550,000

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X-T RANCH – Southeastern NM cattle ranch 40 miles northwest of Roswell, NM on the Chaves/Lincoln County line. Good grass ranch with gently rolling grass covered hills. 8,000 total acres, 200 AUYL grazing capacity. Partitioned into four pastures watered by 2 wells with pipelines. Call for brochure. Price: $1,750,000 DOUBLE L RANCH – Central NM, 10 miles west of Carrizozo, NM. 12,000 total acres; 175 AUYL, BLM Section 3 grazing permit; Water provided by 3 wells and buried pipeline. Improvements include house and pens. PRICE REDUCED: $1,150,000 (to include 73 brangus type 5-6 yr old cows & 6 bulls) LITTLE COWBOY RANCH – Small cattle ranch located in southeastern NM approximately 50 miles northwest of Roswell on the Chaves/Lincoln County line. 7,455 total acres with 2,600 deeded. 150 AU capacity and it will run them all. Two wells; one electric submersible, one solar well with some pipeline. Fenced as one large pasture and one smaller trap. Excellent grass cover. Price: $1,200,000 L-X RANCH – Southeastern NM just ten minutes from Roswell, NM with paved gated and locked access. 3,761 total acres divided into several pastures and traps. Nice improvements to include a site built adobe residence. One well with extensive pipeline system. Well suited for a registered cattle operation. Price: $900,000

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WAGONMOUND RANCH, Mora/Harding Counties, NM. 4,927 +/- deeded acres, 1,336.80 +/- state lease acres, 2,617 +/- Kiowa National Grassland Lease Acres. 8,880.80 +/- Total Acres. Substantial holding with good mix of grazing land and broken country off rim onto Canadian River. Fenced into four main pastures with shipping and headquarter pasture and additional four pastures in the Kiowa lease. Modern well, storage tank and piped water system supplementing existing dirt tanks located on deeded. Located approximately 17 miles east of Wagon Mound on pavement then county road. Nice headquarters and good access to above rim. Wildlife include antelope, mule deer and some elk. $2,710,000

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A tremendous asset on this western NM Ranch! About 400 Acres irrigated & sub-irrigated. Runs 250+ AUs with calves weaning at 550+. Controlled Elk, Mule Deer & Antelope Hunting Plus Bird, Water Fowl, Hunting & Fishing. Gates on 95% of the ranch are kept locked – with no public access. 9,579 Deeded Acres – 9,181 Lease Acres State & BLM

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Apache Mesa Ranch: 5,280 + - acre rim rock ranch on Hwy 84 SW of Las Vegas, NM. 3,520+- deeded acres & 1,760 acres of State & BLM land, has cedar, pinon & ponderosa tree cover, rim rocks, mesas & grassy meadows. HQ w/bunk house & Foreman’s home & plenty of scenery. New Price at $1,798,900 obo & owc Trujillo, NM, Ranchito: 567 deeded acres located east of Las Vegas, NM off Hwy 104 has stock tanks, perimeter fenced, rim rock views, spring fed tank and good grazing. Very scenic parcel with county road access. Elk permits possible? Asking $345,000 El Valle – Hwy 3: Alfalfa Farm has 32+ acres on Pecos River w/adjudicated senior ditch rights. Averages 3,200+ bales “premium” alfalfa annually. Includes immaculate 3 bedroom adobe home, hay barn and outbuildings. Priced at $769,000. Call Catherine 505-231-8648 or alexander.catherine@gmail.com Pecos River Frontage: 5+ acres w/acequia water rights, modern home, stone guest house, very large heated studio/workshop/garage. $495,000. MLS # 20170472 Contact Catherine at 505-231-8648 or alexander.catherine@gmail.com Bernal area: 126 acres is located on north I-25 frontage road. Has electric & telephone and is partially fenced. Asking $104,900. Dilia Loop Road: Fenced 20+ acre parcel raises alfalfa & sweet grass, 4 irrigated sections w/20 ac/ft ditch rights & Pecos River frontage. Excellent farming opportunity for organic vegetable gardens, alfalfa or sweet grass. Priced at $225,000 obo Upper Anton Chico: Alfalfa gets cut 4 to 5 times per season off this 7.5 acres. Fenced & Irrigated w/under ground delivery, perimeter fenced, easy farm to work and water. Pecos River frontage too... Asking $82,500 Apache Mesa Road: Two 80 acre parcels, both have water wells on site. West parcel has septic system, solar array, storage containers and a travel trailer, priced at $185,000. East parcel has two dirt tanks, two sides fenced, mountain views, priced at $165,000 White Lakes Road: 1,100 deeded acres grass land, nice mountain views, over head electric on site, county road access. Basin fringe water! Has Solar array or wind farm lease income potential. Stanley, NM: Two 40 acre tracts w/power & water $65,000 each, Two 80 acre Tracts w/power - $89,900 each. Located on Calle Victoriano off Simmons Road. 640 acre

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Mountainair Ranch with 295 Acres – 4 bedroom home, horse barn, shop, arena, shipping pens & more. 266 acres mol south of Artesia – priced to sell @$160,000 Repo Doublewide in Hagerman on 6 acres – make offer, needs to sell. Homes and land in Roswell, Artesia Carlsbad and everywhere in between – View online at www.harwellandassociatesre.com

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RIVER RANCH: Located in central Apache County, Arizona, northwest of St. Johns the property includes 1,280 deeded acres with 320 acres BLM grazing lease for 20 animal units yearlong. The Little Colorado River (locally ephemeral) is located along one mile of the deeded land. There is one livestock well on the property with a small set of corrals. This is a nice, private and secluded gentlemen’s ranch with good winter browse and spring season grasses. Price $675,000 OLD GREER PLACE: St. Johns, Arizona. The ranch is located directly west of the town of St. Johns. US Highway 180 runs through the center of the ranch. Deeded land includes numerous live water springs and sub-irrigated meadow lands adjacent to the Big Hollow Wash. There is a total of 1,330 deeded acres with an additional 1,300 acres Arizona State Lease and the ranch will run approximately 35 animal units yearlong. Price $735,000

HUNT VALLEY RANCH: 12 miles Northwest of St. Johns in Apache County, Arizona, includes 1,173 deeded acres with 320 additional acres of private lease for 23 animal units yearlong. The property includes an older cowboy house and paved frontage along US Highway 180. There is an irrigation well which provides water to a small orchard and a two acre improved pasture. This ranch is a nice rural home site with close proximity to the county seat in St. Johns. Price: $595,000

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ALPINE 85 PROPERTY: One of the finest properties in Alpine because of its beauty, and location near town while offering complete privacy. The property lies at 8,000 feet elevation and includes 85 deeded acres. With tremendous views overlooking the Bush Valley, San Francisco River and surrounding mountain tops the property backs up to national forest and includes paved access from US Highway 180/191. Public water and sewer access is available to the property boundary. Alpine is an authentic small western mountain town, a quiet getaway with spectacular scenery with easy driving distance to many fishing lakes and streams. The area is also located on the boundary between the famous hunting Units 1 & 27 known for large herds of elk and world-class 400+ point bulls. With the large ponderosa pine and beautiful oak trees scattering the property there is great potential for a private, secluded home-site in the pines or possibly development into smaller tracts. Price: $1,200,000 offers for a partial purchase will be considered. CONTACT ST. JOHNS OFFICE: TRAEGEN KNIGHT www.headquarterswest.com email: info@headquarterswest.com NOVEMBER 2017

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Z TRIANGLE RANCH 13+ acres in the Canelo Hills SE of Sonoita. Overlooks riparian area & protected by nature conservancy. Sprawling 1720sf 2BR/2BA renovated ranch house. Separate apartment & guest house (family/friends/caretaker/ inc. producing). Classic 2-story barn, 8-stalls & turnout. Abundant wildlife & excellent ride-out. Price: $695,000 Carol L. Ford Designated Broker Hwy 82/83, P.O. Box 331, Sonoita, AZ 85637 520-604-0162 cford@longrealty.com

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OFF CAMUNEZ ROAD IN SAN MIGUEL, NM – 27.5 acre farm for $14,500/acre. Full EBID & ground water rights with irrigation well. Community water, electric, telephone & gas on Camunez Road to adjoining property. Beautiful farm land, great mountain & valley views. Priced at $399,000

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PERRIN ROAD – Deming, New Mexico - Approx. 200 acres with 121.2 acres of irrigation rights. Irrigation well and pond. Cattle pens, shipping chute, barn, bunkhouse, equipment sheds and large insulated shop. Recently remodeled home with multiple living areas. Great view of Cooke’s Peak. DAN DELANEY Beautiful stonework and tile. Refrigerated REAL ESTATE, LLC air, pellet stove & 2 wall furnaces, seamless 318 W. Amador Avenue metal roof. Also includes single-wide Las Cruces, NM 88005 mobile. $1,150,000 $965,000 (O) 575/647-5041 “If you are interested in farm land or ranches in New Mexico, give me a call.”

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Range Changer is a mix of three different types of Forage Kochia, along with Russian Wild Rye and Vavilov Siberian Wheatgrass and soon to be added, a very drought tolerant Smooth Brome Arid. This is not your typical brome. It’s very drought tolerant down to a 8 inch yearly precipitation. Range Changer is my personally designed range mix. It is fashioned for arid climates and will improve your worst rocky, clay, sandy, poor, dry range ground. It thrives in extreme heat, cold, and drought. In other words, sow it on your poorest, rocky ground and watch it produce some amazing cow feed; and that’s at 6-8 inches of precipitation. Plant it in better conditions and it will totally out-perform your expectations. — Shane Getz, Westfork LLC, Tremonton, Utah Range Changer is an extremely drought resistant rangeland mix, with several types of Forage Kochia originating from the sandy soils of the Middle East. As an arid range ground shrub, it loves extreme heat and extreme cold. In addition, it also has two very drought tolerant coolseason grasses. This mix will compete with prickly pear, yucca and will even grow under junipers, where normally nothing will grow. And…it will never freeze out …it truly is a miracle plant. I call it the alfalfa of the desert. If you live in dry cowboy country where you deal with droughts and fires, you owe it to yourself to become educated about this shrub. — Connor Kent, Kent Cattle, Lehi, UT Forage Kochia does very well in arid, dry regions. It is good, high protein feed for fall and winter. It will grow well in all kinds of soil: alkali, sandy, rocky and clay. I always like to have other grasses in with the Forage Kochia, making it a well-rounded range feed. — Bob Adams, Salt Wells Cattle Company, Promotory, UT Range Changer is a very good fall and winter feed. It is a mix of several Forage Kochias and two cool season, drought resistant types of grasses. The mix will crowd out cheat grass and other noxious weeds and will increase your dry arid rangeland by at least three-fold. Another plus …because of the high moisture content in the Forage Kochia, it provides excellent fire prevention. Just last summer, in 2016, we had a wild fire on our winter sheep range. The fire came, raged over the mountain and then stopped as it hit our Forage Kochia (see photo below). Best feed available down to a six inch yearly rain fall. — Cole Selman, Selman Ranch, Tremonton, Utah

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THE EDGE OF COMMON SENSE by Baxter Black, BaxterBlack.com

Thanksgiving

t’s Thanksgiving here in the U.S.A. Canada had theirs in October. Good neighbors, we are. It is something both countries can be thankful for. Either one of us could have moved in, only to find North Korea or Syria lived next door. Our countries are blessed. North America’s a pretty good neighborhood. We have big backyards full of timber, pasture, minerals and oil. We have flowerbeds with fertile soil growing corn and rice and peaches. We’re good mechanics, electricians, cowboys, baseball players, teachers and students. Naysayers deride our education system, but look around. Who graduated all those dunces that are winning the Nobel prizes, leading the free world and feeding the starving from Somalia to Cuba? Need something more to be thankful for? How ‘bout the Bill of Rights. It and subsequent amendments guarantee our rights to speak, preach, own guns, vote, have our privacy and be treated equally regardless if we’re rich or poor, immigrant or Indian, socialist or libertarian. We have a Constitution that protects us from our government. A pretty profound concept. It’s as if the writers could predict the Stalins, Hitlers, Kim Jong Un’s and penny ante politicians would get in office. Closer to home, those of us who belong to the land can count our blessings daily. We turn the earth and raise our livestock

knowing in the recesses of our brain that we are an essential cog in the wheel of life. Our daily battles often obscure the contribution we make to mankind. When we have to replant our wheat or treat a sick calf we give no thought that what we produce might wind up in a refugee camp in Ethiopia or a lunchbox in the oilfields of the North Sea. We’re thankful we can pay the interest on the note, but somewhere, someone is thankful that their children got to eat. And if we’re lucky we can sit down to this Thanksgiving meal surrounded by family

and friends. We can look across the table brimming with turkey, dressing, ham, prime rib, gravy, sweet potatoes, creamed onions, punkin pie and cranberries. Bounty of our own making. It is a quirk of fate that we live where we live and do what we do. It is true we can always find something to complain about that detracts from our blessings. But sometimes it is wise to look at our lives in the context of the whole world. That’s what Thanksgiving day is for. It comes once a year just to remind us how fortunate we really are.

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have insurance on their house, but not on their crop.” Here is more from GotNews: The suspicious timing and sheer destruction of the fires have led them to believe the Mexican drug cartels – infamous for their ruthless tactics – had a hand in starting them. These cartels, which run a large share of the world’s multi-billion dollar illegal drug trade, certainly have the means to pull off an attack like this. They also have an enormous incentive to drive up prices and hurt their competitors, and these fires are already accomplishing that. If Mexican drug lord involvement is confirmed, it will likely spark an international crisis between the United States and Mexico over the latter’s failure to rein in its criminal cartels. Facebook photos provided to GotNews show the wildfires have caused staggering damage, with several before-and-after pictures revealing the extent of the devastation: The New York Times reported that tens of thousands of marijuana growers live in this area, the vast majority of whom have no insurance. Furthermore, since marijuana remains an illegal drug under the Controlled Substances Act, the industry still uses cash. GotNews can confirm that millions of dollars in cash has already been lost to the fires, in addition to tens of millions more in property damage. According to NBC News, thousands of acres of marijuana have already been burned, and the fires have also wiped out “recent investments in infrastructure to comply with licensing regulations in preparation for recreational marijuana legalization next year.” The total damage caused by these fires will be unclear for a while, as many of them are still burning. So, what does this all mean and how does this prove that President Trump was right? As stated previously law enforcement officials are suspecting that Mexican cartels started these devastating fires. The cartel does not like competition especially when it comes to making drug money and if California is now legalizing marijuana you can bet that the drug lords are not happy. These ruthless individuals will continue on their path of destruction unless there is something to stop them. What that something is would be a wall between the Mexican border and the United States to prevent these people from entering our country. There is no reason that these criminals should be allowed to sneak into America and create havoc on innocent people.

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Farm Credit of NM....................................... 8 FBFS / Monte Anderson....................... 121 FBFS / Larry Marshall................................14 Farmers & Stockmen’s Bank..................80 Farmway Feed Mill....................................41 Ferguson Ranch.........................................60 Five States Livestock Auction, ......... 129 Troy Floyd......................................................50 Flying W Diamond Ranch.............31, 111 Fort Worth Stock Show...........................96 4G Mountain Angus.................................34 Four States Ag Expo.................................13 Bob & Jane Frost..................................... 103 Mike Fuchs Herefords....................65, 124 Genex / Candy Trujillo........................... 127 Giant Rubber Water Tanks................... 121 Goemmer Land & Livestock............... 124 Grau Charolais......................... 59, 109, 125 Grau Ranch............................................6, 125 Wesley Grau.............................................. 105 Hales Angus Farms..........................25, 124 Hall-Gnatkowski...................................... 109 Harrison Quarter Horses.........................12 Hartzog Angus Ranch....................17, 126 Harwell & Associates Real Estate..... 117 Hat Ranch................................................... 105 Hay Rake, Inc. .............................................97 Headquarters West Ltd. / Sam Hubbell......................................... 115 Headquarters West / Traegen Knight.................................... 117 Henard Ranch.............................................12 Hi-Pro Feeds / Sendero.............................. 2 Don & Abby Hofman............................. 109 Bob Homer................................................ 111 Nikki Hooser............................................. 109 Hubbell Ranch..................................27, 124 Hudson Livestock Supplements........43 Hutchison Western...................................... 7 HydraBed......................................................57 Inosol Castrator..........................................83 Insurance Services of NM.......................76 Int’l Brangus Breeders ............................49 Isa Beefmasters........................................ 125 JaCin Ranch........................................61, 127 J-C Angus Ranch........................................30 Steve Jensen................................................65 Bobby Jones............................................. 104 Stan Jones.................................................. 100 Kaddatz Auctioneering & Farm Equipment................................. 119 Bill King...................................................3, 103 KRQE TV........................................................... 4 L & H Manufacturing................................43 Lack-Morrison Brangus.................52, 127 Marjorie Lantana..................................... 111 Lazy D Ranch Red Angus.............62, 125 Lazy S Ranch Willcox LLC........................36 Lazy Way Bar Ranch........................60, 126 Sato Lee...................................................... 109 Lincoln County........................................ 101 Long Realty Sonoita / Patagonia...... 118 José Varela López.................................... 110

Jim Lyssy..................................................... 104 Major Ranch Realty.......................113. 114 Randell Major........................................... 100 Manford Cattle..................................52, 125 Manzano Angus...............................24, 125 Matlock & Associates............................. 123 Michelle & Jerry Maynard.................... 111 M-Hat Angus................................................30 McKenzie Land & Livestock...................18 McPherson Heifer Bulls........................ 125 Mesa Feed Products.................................82 Mesa Tractor, Inc..............................69, 120 Mexican Cattle Order Buyer............... 119 Michelet Homestead Realty............... 118 Chas S. Middleton & Son..................... 114 Miller Angus.................................................35 Miller-Sanchez............................................20 Monfette Construction Co..........89, 120 Paul McGillard / Murney Associates.118 NM Ag Leadership Program............... 129 NM Angus & Hereford Assn...................26 NM Bank & Trust.........................................83 NM Beef Council..................................... 100 NM Cattle Growers Insurance...............78 NM FFA Foundation..................................82 NM Federal Lands Council.................. 128 NM 4-H Foundation..................................28 NM Mutual....................................................63 NM Premier Ranch Properties.......... 117 NM Property Group............................... 113 NMSU Animal & Range Sciences ...................... 86, 96, 97 NM Wool Growers......................................73 No-Bull Enterprises LLC...........................52

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Roswell Brangus Bull & Female Sale.56 Roswell Livestock & Farm Supply..... 102 Roswell Livestock Auction Co..............42 Roswell Wool...............................................71 Salazar Ranches..........................................36 James Sammons III................................ 113 Sandia Trailer Sales & Service....91, 120 Santa Rita Ranch..............................60, 125 Bill Sauble.................................................. 103 Scott Land.................................................. 113 Sidwell Farm & Ranch Realty............ 118 Tom Sidwell............................................... 105 Sierra Alta Ranch, LLC........................... 105 Singleton Ranches........................105, 120 Southern Star Ranch......................48, 124 Southwest Beef Symposium.................97 Southwest Brangus Breeders Assn.....47 Southwest Red Angus Association.....................................61, 124 Spike Ranch..................................................65 Stockmen’s Realty................................... 115 Joe Stubblefield & Associates............ 118 Swihart Sales Co...................................... 120 T & S Manufacturing ................................85 T4 Cattle Company................................ 101 TechniTrack, LLC.........................................14 Terrell Land & Livestock Co................. 116 Texas Range Minerals...............................65 The Ranches.................................................96 Thompson Ranch......................................36 3C Cattle Feeders.......................................13 Three Mile Hill Ranch...............................36 Tire Water Troughs....................................77 Townsend Brangus...................................50 Truby Ranches.......................................... 126 Candy Ray Trujillo’s Black Angus.........36 2 Bar Angus........................................36, 126 U Bar Ranch..................................................32 United Fiberglass, Inc...............................91 USA Ranch................................................. 127 Virden Perma Bilt Co.............................. 120 W&W Fiberglass Tank Co........................79 Walker Martin Ranch Sales................. 114 Weaver Ranch.............................................22 West Wood Realty.................................. 114 Brinks Brangus / Westall Ranch,..................... 53, 110, 127 Western Tank & Trailer..............................91 Western Trading Post (Olson)...............43 Westway Feed Products, LLC.................. 5 Willcox Livestock Auction......................87 Williams Windmill, Inc......... 79, 101, 120 Jimbo Williams......................................... 111 Kendal Wilson........................................... 107 Ruth Wilson............................................... 100 Pat Woods.................................................. 109 WW - Paul Scales........................................86 Yavapai Bottle Gas...........................95, 120 Yocom-McColl.............................................91 Zia Agriculture Consulting.................. 119 Zinpro.......................................................... 111

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he Texas Cattle Feeders Association elected new officers during their 50th Annual Convention held in early October in Amarillo. Jason Peeler, Floresville will serve as chairman of the board; Levi Berry, Happy as chairman-elect; and Paul Defoor, Amarillo as vice chairman. Members elected to one-year terms on the board of directors are William Bransgrove, Hereford; Ben Fort, Dimmitt; Tyler Keeling, Amarillo; Jason Peeler, Floresville; and Kynan Sturgess, Hereford. Members elected for two-year terms are Cee Arnett, Farwell; Levi Berry, Happy; Michael Bezner, Dalhart; Joe Richards, Hereford; Brad Stout, Amarillo; and Dwayne Thompson, Dumas. Members elected to threeyear terms are Scott Anderson, Guymon, Okla.; Paul Defoor, Amarillo; Robby Kirkland, Vega; Gene Lowrey, Dalhart; Steve Olson, Hereford; and Jim Simpson, Canyon.

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